Rajee Narinesingh always knew, from a young age, that she was a woman. Growing up in Philadelphia without the internet or language to understand what she was feeling, she found herself drawn to the trans community she eventually discovered at clubs.
“When I started going to clubs and saw trans people, I thought, ‘Wow! I think that’s more me,'” she explained in an interview with The Body.
Determined to transition but unable to afford legitimate surgery, Narinesingh turned to the black market in the mid-2000s, paying just $100 a session for injections from a woman later known as the “toxic tush doctor,” Oneal Ron Morris.
“It becomes so dire that you want to match your outside with your inside that you’re willing to roll the dice,” she told CBS News.
The substances — which included cement and superglue — hardened under her skin, leaving her face and body severely deformed. Too ashamed to go to the police, Narinesingh became afraid to even leave her house.
“I felt like a monster; I really did. A sideshow circus clown,” she told Barcroft Media.
In 2016, cosmetic surgeons on the show Botched stepped in, performing four surgeries over seven weeks to remove the toxic fillers, free of charge.
“My confidence has definitely improved. It has changed my life. It really has,” she said.
Today, Narinesingh has become a public speaker and activist for the transgender community, turning her darkest chapter into a platform to help others avoid the same fate.
“I consider the whole situation… a blessing, because it gave me a bigger platform to do my advocacy and my activism,” she said.
From “Cement Face” to a voice for thousands — Rajee Narinesingh’s story is proof that resilience can rebuild anything. 
A fake doctor injected cement and superglue into her face. This is what she looks like today. 💪
