THE INTERNET — YouTube tutorials are helpful for a lot of things. Keloid scar removal probably isn't one of them. <br /><br />Keloids are heaped up scars that are the result of an overgrowth of granulation tissue at the site of a healed skin injury which is then slowly replaced by collagen. <br /><br />According to a new and not very safe genre of tutorials on YouTube, basically all you need is a scar, a rubber band — and ideally a lower than average IQ. <br /><br />The idea is that you cut off the blood supply to the scar, which eventually turns black and falls off. <br /><br />The only drawback is that it hurts like hell and can cause further disfigurement and possible unintended necrosis. <br /> <br />So don't do it.
