When a Traditional Medicine Customer Becomes a Plastic Surgery Patient

Abstract

Traditional medicine therapy is practiced locally in the Middle Eastern communities. The balance between benefit and harm might tip toward the latter if its practice continues unregulated. Herein is a case of a young man who presented to our clinic complaining of keloid scars that developed following a cupping therapy session. He underwent multiple cupping sessions, without prior consent or information regarding potential complications. Finally, we present an algorithm for cupping practitioners to follow to minimize abnormal scarring.