Thai women warned about multiple ear piercing as “keloids” strike

Pictures were being shared on Thai social media of a woman who developed growths known as keloids after having multiple piercings of the ear.

She had to have the growths surgically removed and there were a lot of them.

Keloids are fibrous tissue found at the site of a scar or injury.

Daily News Online said that Dr Natchaya Maitreewech had warned of the possible complications of ear piercing in a previous column she had written on their site.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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