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Despite numerous photos taken of troubled pop-star Demi Lovato over the last few years which shows her with scars indicative of self-mutilation, Demi's father is denying that she has a problem with cutting.

"The cutting thing is full of bologna," Demi's dad Patrick told Us. "Demi would never injure herself."

Demi, who checked herself into an undisclosed treatment facility earlier this week for "physical and emotional issues", is rumored to have sought treatment for an eating disorder, cutting, and anger issues (which reportedly caused her to lash out at backup dancer Alex Welch.)

But her dad wouldn't confirm what specific issues caused her to get help, only that she's not into cutting and "She’s not into drugs or alcohol," either.

No matter what problems Demi has taken a time out for, her dad says that the treatment is "progressing."

"I don't know how long it's going to take," he says. "It doesn't matter - as long as it's positive."

Patrick has not spoken to his daughter, whom he says spent 300 out of 365 days on tour last year, since June, but he did have a positive message for her:

"I want her to be happy and do whatever she wants to do. Don’t do what other people want you to do. Do what you want to do. If she wants to sit back and get fat and have a bunch of kids, good for her. If she wants to get out there and be a star, then go for it. Whatever you do, do it 100 percent and try to do the right thing. That’s the most important thing."