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How to determine if i have a keloid on my ear piercing?
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Keloids: Keloids are an overgrowth of scar tissue. If the scar has overgrown the wound, it is likely a keloid.
Answered 5/12/2015
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A keloid: Is a scar which grows out like a mushroom from the puncture.
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