A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Lobe Keloid Treatment

Speaking of both keloids and John Joyce, he had a customer come in with extremely deformed lobes from keloids erupting out of blowout from ear piercings. He cut off and cauterized one of the keloids for the customer (I assume the remainder will follow), and cauterized it. Six weeks later, the keloid is gone (depending on the person they can grow back no matter what treatment is used) and healing has been exceptional.

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128 responses to “Lobe Keloid Treatment”

  1. Giles Avatar

    Houston, we have a problem !!!

  2. Giles Avatar

    Houston, we have a problem !!!

  3. Giles Avatar

    Houston, we have a problem !!!

  4. Giles Avatar

    Houston, we have a problem !!!

  5. nimue Avatar
    nimue

    A friend of mine has had her keloid cut away by a surgeon some time a go, now she is getting some experimental thing placed on her ear that is supposed to cut off the bloodflow so it cannot grow back again…
    This doc is the only one in the netherlands offering this atm, he claims that he always has 100% succes and thats its the only method garuanteeing no return…
    We’ll just wait and see…

  6. nimue Avatar
    nimue

    A friend of mine has had her keloid cut away by a surgeon some time a go, now she is getting some experimental thing placed on her ear that is supposed to cut off the bloodflow so it cannot grow back again…
    This doc is the only one in the netherlands offering this atm, he claims that he always has 100% succes and thats its the only method garuanteeing no return…
    We’ll just wait and see…

  7. nimue Avatar
    nimue

    A friend of mine has had her keloid cut away by a surgeon some time a go, now she is getting some experimental thing placed on her ear that is supposed to cut off the bloodflow so it cannot grow back again…
    This doc is the only one in the netherlands offering this atm, he claims that he always has 100% succes and thats its the only method garuanteeing no return…
    We’ll just wait and see…

  8. nimue Avatar
    nimue

    A friend of mine has had her keloid cut away by a surgeon some time a go, now she is getting some experimental thing placed on her ear that is supposed to cut off the bloodflow so it cannot grow back again…
    This doc is the only one in the netherlands offering this atm, he claims that he always has 100% succes and thats its the only method garuanteeing no return…
    We’ll just wait and see…

  9. Hanargh Avatar

    That thing should have its own zip code.

  10. Hanargh Avatar

    That thing should have its own zip code.

  11. Hanargh Avatar

    That thing should have its own zip code.

  12. Hanargh Avatar

    That thing should have its own zip code.

  13. John Joyce Avatar

    I cut just the one off to see how his body would heal it. We are going to attach the one left on that ear in the next couple weeks. If that heals up just as well, we will then do the same thing to his other ear.

  14. John Joyce Avatar

    I cut just the one off to see how his body would heal it. We are going to attach the one left on that ear in the next couple weeks. If that heals up just as well, we will then do the same thing to his other ear.

  15. John Joyce Avatar

    I cut just the one off to see how his body would heal it. We are going to attach the one left on that ear in the next couple weeks. If that heals up just as well, we will then do the same thing to his other ear.

  16. John Joyce Avatar

    I cut just the one off to see how his body would heal it. We are going to attach the one left on that ear in the next couple weeks. If that heals up just as well, we will then do the same thing to his other ear.

  17. Summer Avatar

    check out the blood veins in it. its aliveeeee.

  18. Summer Avatar

    check out the blood veins in it. its aliveeeee.

  19. Summer Avatar

    check out the blood veins in it. its aliveeeee.

  20. Summer Avatar

    check out the blood veins in it. its aliveeeee.

  21. Giles Avatar

    >>That thing should have its own zip code.

    LMAO 😀

    Or at least a primary candidate…..

  22. Giles Avatar

    >>That thing should have its own zip code.

    LMAO 😀

    Or at least a primary candidate…..

  23. Giles Avatar

    >>That thing should have its own zip code.

    LMAO 😀

    Or at least a primary candidate…..

  24. Giles Avatar

    >>That thing should have its own zip code.

    LMAO 😀

    Or at least a primary candidate…..

  25. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Oh dear…

  26. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Oh dear…

  27. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Oh dear…

  28. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Oh dear…

  29. zombisoup Avatar
    zombisoup

    oh, wow. i wonder what he did to get that bad of a blowout complication…
    is it from a standard earlobe piercing, or stretching?

  30. zombisoup Avatar
    zombisoup

    oh, wow. i wonder what he did to get that bad of a blowout complication…
    is it from a standard earlobe piercing, or stretching?

  31. zombisoup Avatar
    zombisoup

    oh, wow. i wonder what he did to get that bad of a blowout complication…
    is it from a standard earlobe piercing, or stretching?

  32. zombisoup Avatar
    zombisoup

    oh, wow. i wonder what he did to get that bad of a blowout complication…
    is it from a standard earlobe piercing, or stretching?

  33. Dylan Avatar

    stretched to fast?

    OR

    improper stretching?

  34. Dylan Avatar

    stretched to fast?

    OR

    improper stretching?

  35. Dylan Avatar

    stretched to fast?

    OR

    improper stretching?

  36. Dylan Avatar

    stretched to fast?

    OR

    improper stretching?

  37. smurf Avatar

    There’s a lady in town w/ huge keloids like that, one on each ear. My biggest curiosity is why they always seem to be on the back of a person’s lobes… I always assumed butterfly-backs on bad jewelry was to blame, but I’ve never known for sure.

  38. smurf Avatar

    There’s a lady in town w/ huge keloids like that, one on each ear. My biggest curiosity is why they always seem to be on the back of a person’s lobes… I always assumed butterfly-backs on bad jewelry was to blame, but I’ve never known for sure.

  39. smurf Avatar

    There’s a lady in town w/ huge keloids like that, one on each ear. My biggest curiosity is why they always seem to be on the back of a person’s lobes… I always assumed butterfly-backs on bad jewelry was to blame, but I’ve never known for sure.

  40. smurf Avatar

    There’s a lady in town w/ huge keloids like that, one on each ear. My biggest curiosity is why they always seem to be on the back of a person’s lobes… I always assumed butterfly-backs on bad jewelry was to blame, but I’ve never known for sure.

  41. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    wow, let’s just say that was a surprise!

  42. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    wow, let’s just say that was a surprise!

  43. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    wow, let’s just say that was a surprise!

  44. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    wow, let’s just say that was a surprise!

  45. mephistopheles Avatar
    mephistopheles

    oh wow. tha’s like an exta ear.

    all my cartilage piercings keloid, but i put tea tree oil on them, and the keloiding dies and falls off. it’s gross, but effective. am i doing the right thing?

  46. mephistopheles Avatar
    mephistopheles

    oh wow. tha’s like an exta ear.

    all my cartilage piercings keloid, but i put tea tree oil on them, and the keloiding dies and falls off. it’s gross, but effective. am i doing the right thing?

  47. mephistopheles Avatar
    mephistopheles

    oh wow. tha’s like an exta ear.

    all my cartilage piercings keloid, but i put tea tree oil on them, and the keloiding dies and falls off. it’s gross, but effective. am i doing the right thing?

  48. mephistopheles Avatar
    mephistopheles

    oh wow. tha’s like an exta ear.

    all my cartilage piercings keloid, but i put tea tree oil on them, and the keloiding dies and falls off. it’s gross, but effective. am i doing the right thing?

  49. Isabel Avatar
    Isabel

    /pokepoke

    Smurf, I think they form on the back because the jewelry is usually inserted from front-to-back, so the fistula moves in that direction… Probably a few other reasons I don’t know of (yet).

  50. Isabel Avatar
    Isabel

    /pokepoke

    Smurf, I think they form on the back because the jewelry is usually inserted from front-to-back, so the fistula moves in that direction… Probably a few other reasons I don’t know of (yet).

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