article_snippet.sent: But when a botched piercing became inflamed, Remmie was forced to remove the bar - and the resulting wound healed into a hazelnut-sized lump known as a keloid scar.
article_snippet.sent: Inflamed: After getting this bar put in, Remmie became inflamed with led to a painful keloid scar . '
article_snippet.sent: Desperate to get rid of the unsightly lump, Remmie was forced to seek the help of cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh.
article_snippet.sent: cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh immediately diagnosed a keloid scar, which according to the British Skin Foundation, affects between 10 and 15 per cent of wounds.
article_snippet.sent: The scars, which usually take the form of a hard lump of tissue and are often larger than the original wound, are most frequently found on the shoulders and neck.
article_snippet.sent: Unfortunately, as cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh pointed out, removal operations frequently make things worse as the body goes into overdrive to heal the new wound.
article_snippet.sent: But much to the 18-year-old's relief, cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh also revealed that keloid removal operations on the ear are among the most likely to be successful.
article_snippet.sent: Much better: The teenager is now smiling again after a cosmetic surgeon managed to remove the scar . '
article_snippet.sent: The good news is I can take these lumps away and reconstruct,' cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh explains. '
article_snippet.sent: But there is a risk the scars could return.'
highlights_snippet.sent: her body tried to heal the wound by producing scar tissue .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Created an unsightly lump known as a keloid scar .
  