A 37-year-old member asked:
If i had keloids on my ears, does that mean i can't get a piercing anywhere else?
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Dr. Barry Pressanswered
Plastic Surgery 45 years experience
Maybe, maybe not...: Earlobe keloids are pretty common. In my experience, their presence does not predict that keloids will occur elsewhere on the body.
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Last updated Jul 31, 2018
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