Tying String Around Ear Keloid for Removal?

March 19, 2009
Asked By:RyeeGuy in 30228

I was reading someone saying that they tied a string around their earlobe keloid to cut off the circulation and the keloid dried up. I was wondering, does it really work?

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November 18, 2010

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