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A young Nigerian lady has shared her harrowing experience with a second ear piercing that resulted in a keloid, leading to surgery and further treatments.

In a now-viral video, TikTok user, @_therealnugwa recounted how a small piercing turned into a health ordeal after two years, with a keloid the size of a peanut growing at the site.

She captioned the video: “If only I knew what was waiting for me.”

Even though she underwent a successful surgery, she revealed that she must undergo cryotherapy to prevent the keloid from reappearing.

She added, “There’s high tendency for it to grow back that’s what my doctor said. I just did the surgery so I still have to do something they call cryotherapy so it doesn’t grow back.”

Many who had similar experiences have since shared their ordeal in the now-viral post while others simply empathized with the lady.

A social media user @Sugar reacted, “Story of my life after 3rd ear lobe and after 2years of piercing it surgically removed it and it is growing back. It breaks my heart.”

Another user @jiddarhusman added, “same thing happened to me, I had the surgery thrice cause it kept reoccurring. after a long line of treatment I pierced again and I’m rocking 3 piercings now.”

Watch the video below …

@_therealnugwa

If only I knew what was waiting for me#keloid #sweetlikecinnamon #_therealnugwa #viral #fyp

♬ Sweet Like Cinnamon – DJ Chen