Day 9, flakes!! I gotta feeling :p

Today it started flaking! And while cleaning, I could lift half the keloid off without it hurting!!!!
I didn't want to post here, I was discouraged because nothing was happening for so long ): but here it is! something happened! kuch kuch hota hai (something is happening - best Indian movie ever, I'm just saying lol)

I hope this keeps up. My way of treating my keloid has kinda changed from trial and error throughout this journey. Below is what's currently working for me.

Keloid routine:

• I clean when I can (morning and night at the very least, which is all the time tbh)
• I tighten the string only after a shower (I rinse it in warm shower water, get it to loosen up, clean it and then tighten -- that way the thread isn't fighting against dried residue, dead skin etc while you're pulling on it)
• I forget about it for the rest of the day until I wake the next morning

Blood and puss? I don't really see often, or at all for that matter. There had been dried puss, but I never see it in liquid form. I'd say my keloid is very clean, no noticeable bleeding and pussing (if there is, it's very very little to nothing). As long as you keep it clean, it will stay unnoticeable lol, buildup ain't cute.

My ear felt itchy and I remembered I still had to clean it since I had showered a little while earlier. While it was still moistened from the deep shower rinse, I went to clean and tighten asap before it dried. And I saw it had been flaking! A YouTube video had told me to expect this so I wasn't worried. I was excited! -- here's the video that made me drop everything and reach for them rubber bands lol

I cleaned it with Dettol and the excess flakes are gone. These are back and front views before cleaning. Yes, she said only her keloid was flaking and not her actual ear but one thing for sure is that, everyone is different, and this is how my ear is reacting. As far as I'm concerned, everything is going swell lol and if it's not, I'll be sure to keep you posted ;)

[funny story, my keloid sticks out so much -- that when I slid into the car, my keloid is the only part that brushes up against the car window.. ouch, but not bad. Luckily it's lost all feeling, however at the base it's a different story]