For the first time in weeks, Tessica Brown does not contain Gorilla glue.
The Louisiana woman went viral earlier this month when she revealed on TikTok that she had used the patch, which is not made for skin or hair, in place of the normal hair spray and was unable to remove it. She said that even going to the emergency room did not solve the problem.
But on Wednesday, Brown had surgery, performed by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng, to remove the glue from his hair.
“I initially thought it was a joke,” Obeng told TMZ of the situation.
“It is a medical adhesive remover for hair that we use in the operating room. The company was very generous with us, they brought me some,” said Dr. Obeng.
After the four-hour procedure, Brown’s hair was down.
“The procedure was a success. Dr. Obeng was able to remove all Gorilla glue from his hair,” Brown’s manager, Gina Rodriguez, told NBC News. “She is currently resting and healing from the ordeal. As you can imagine, Tessica’s scalp is extremely sensitive now and will need some time to recover.”
After Brown’s videos, in which she said that using Gorilla Glue spray on her hair was a “bad, bad, bad idea”, the company tweeted who was “very sad to hear of the unfortunate incident” and emphasized that product labels warn people not to use the glue on their skin or clothing.
“I washed my hair 15 times and it doesn’t move,” said Brown in the videos, which have been moved more than 30 million times.
Brown opened a GoFundMe account after realizing that she may need to undergo a different medical procedure to remove the glue from her hair.