Student left with keloid scar after ear piercing as an act of teenage rebellion

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Remmie, 18, got a piercing across the top of her ear
She hoped it would make her stand out from the crowd
Went ahead with piercing against advice of her mother
Her body tried to heal the wound by producing scar tissue
Created an unsightly lump known as a keloid scar

Published: 05:12 EST, 24 April 2015 | Updated: 09:10 EST, 24 April 2015

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A student who was left with an unsightly cauliflower ear following a botched piercing says she wishes she had listened to her mother who told her not to get it done.

Remmie, 18, had a thick bar put through her ear as an act of teenage rebellion, and initially hoped it would make her stand out from the crowd.

But when the 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.

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Unsightly: Remmie was left with a hazelnut sized scar on the top of her ear following a piercing

Inflamed: After getting this bar put in, her ear became inflamed with led to a painful keloid scar

'It looks vile, it's not pretty and makes me feel less confident,' says Remmie who appears on TLC reality series, Extreme Beauty Disasters.

'It's getting bigger and it's itchy. I had it done to look different, I look different now but not in a good way. People shout stuff and stare.

'It looks like I have a bit of chewing gum stuck on my ear. You just want to flick it off but you can't.'

Her concerned mother, Victoria, who had always been against the piercing, added: 'I told her not to have it done. I'm worried about it getting bigger.'

Vile: Remmie, 18, says the unsightly lump is 'vile' and has knocked her confidence badly

Remmie sought help from Consultant Surgeon, Vikram Vijh

Desperate to get rid of the unsightly lump, Remmie was forced to seek the help of cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh.

Mr Vijh immediately diagnosed a keloid scar, which according to the British Skin Foundation, affects between 10 and 15 per cent of wounds.

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.

Unfortunately, as Mr Vijh pointed out, removal operations frequently make things worse as the body goes into overdrive to heal the new wound.

But much to the 18-year-old's relief, he also revealed that keloid removal operations on the ear are among the most likely to be successful.