- A TikToker has gone viral for showing people how she puts on a prosthetic ear every day.
- She said she originally lost her ear in an accident where she fell on electric train tracks.
A woman is educating TikTokers about the daily process of putting in a prosthetic ear, as well as how she applies makeup to make it blend in with the rest of her face.
She claimed in a May 2022 video that she lost her left ear after she accidentally slipped on an electric train track. The incident had also put her in a temporary coma.
One year later, the user @kierahoaree shared a video this May showcasing her prosthetic ear, which has been viewed over 12 million times.
@Kierahoaree described the intricate daily routine to apply and blend in her ear so that it looks natural. She said she begins by a headband and bobby pins to get every piece of hair out of the area or else it will stick to her ear.
@kierahoaree i HATE making these videos but i thought id try because why not , my pinned video shows how i lost my ear and i have no time for negative comments so dont bother <3 tiktok this is cor educational purposes please dont remove x @megsbodypiercing on instagram #fyp #foryou #tw #piercing #xyzbca #fakeear ♬ original sound - kiera ✩✮
"Then I just take some normal moisturizer to moisturize it otherwise it can get quite irritated during the day while the glue's on," she says.
She then uses medical adhesive glue to stick the prosthetic ear — which is adorned with numerous piercings and a long dangling earring — to her head, making sure it's lined up symmetrically.
Next, the TikToker adds "camouflage makeup" that was custom-made for her skin tone and dabs it around the ear scar.
"It's just easier, gets rid of it, makes it look a bit more real," she says.
Finally, she adds fixing powder to set everything in place, which she brushed off after five minutes. Once everything is done, she removes the headband and proceeds with her normal hair routine.
"The whole point of it is that it's not going to look exactly real if you have a really close look," @kierahoaree explained. "But if you look at it from a glance, and you didn't know my story, then I don't think you'd know."
The comments were overwhelmingly supportive and appreciative, with many people saying this was their first introduction to the phenomenon of prosthetic ears. Others marveled at how cool the ear looked with so many piercings.
"I've never actually seen a prosthetic ear before!" one person wrote. "Your piercing jewelry is an excellent choice babes you look great."
Others pointed out that she could get as many piercings on that ear without enduring any pain or dealing with the long healing process.
The TikToker's original video explaining how she lost her ear was posted in May 2022, three months after she said the incident occurred.
@kierahoaree #stitch with @kierahoaree ♬ original sound - kiera ✩✮
She said she was with her boyfriend and a friend, and while walking over train tracks, she fell in such a position that she got "massive third-degree burns" on several parts of her body, including her outer thighs.
"My head basically fell back, and my boyfriend had to get down on the tracks, wrap my puffer coat around my arm and pull me off," she said. "Props to him because I wouldn't be here without him."
She said she wasn't aware that tracks are electrified in the UK, which has become an increasing safety concern across the nation.
After ambulances were called and she was incubated at the station, she said she was in a coma in the ICU for a week and a half before she woke up.
She ended the video by urging people to be careful around train tracks and said she has a sense of humor about it now because that's the way she's been coping with the incident.
"I made a mistake, I was stupid, and I can think about that now, and I've learned my lesson," she said. "Don't go on tracks — they are actually electrified — coming from someone who got electrocuted."
Insider has reached out to @kierahoaree for comment.