text: A student who was left with an unsightly cauliflower ear following a botched piercing says she wishes she had listened to her mother who told her not to get it done. Remmie, 18, had a thick bar put through her ear as an act of teenage rebellion, and initially hoped it would make her stand out from the crowd. But when the piercing became inflamed, Remmie was forced to remove the bar - and the resulting wound healed into a hazelnut-sized lump known as a keloid scar. Scroll down for video . Unsightly: Remmie was left with a hazelnut sized scar on the top of her ear following a piercing . Inflamed: After getting this bar put in, her ear became inflamed with led to a painful keloid scar . 'It looks vile, it's not pretty and makes me feel less confident,' says Remmie who appears on TLC reality series, Extreme Beauty Disasters. 'It's getting bigger and it's itchy. I had it done to look different, I look different now but not in a good way. People shout stuff and stare. 'It looks like I have a bit of chewing gum stuck on my ear. You just want to flick it off but you can't.' Her concerned mother, Victoria, who had always been against the piercing, added: 'I told her not to have it done. I'm worried about it getting bigger.' Vile: Remmie, 18, says the unsightly lump is 'vile' and has knocked her confidence badly . Desperate to get rid of the unsightly lump, Remmie was forced to seek the help of cosmetic surgeon Vik Vijh. Mr Vijh immediately diagnosed a keloid scar, which according to the British Skin Foundation, affects between 10 and 15 per cent of wounds. The scars, which usually take the form of a hard lump of tissue and are often larger than the original wound, are most frequently found on the shoulders and neck. Unfortunately, as Mr Vijh pointed out, removal operations frequently make things worse as the body goes into overdrive to heal the new wound. But much to the 18-year-old's relief, he also revealed that keloid removal operations on the ear are among the most likely to be successful. Much better: The teenager is now smiling again after a cosmetic surgeon managed to remove the scar . 'The good news is I can take these lumps away and reconstruct,' he explains. 'But there is a risk the scars could return.' Despite the risk, Remmie chose to go ahead and much to her delight, her ear has been returned to normal. 'My confidence is over the top,' she said afterwards. 'it's so much better. I feel like me again, it's nice to be back.'
target: Remmie, 18, got a piercing across the top of her ear .
  She hoped it would make her stand out from the crowd .
  Went ahead with piercing against advice of her mother .
  Her body tried to heal the wound by producing scar tissue .
  Created an unsightly lump known as a keloid scar .
  Extreme Beauty Disasters is on TLC, Thursdays at 8pm .