BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) – A Louisiana woman who gained national attention after using Gorilla Glue in her hair arrived in Beverly Hills on Wednesday to undergo a special procedure to remove the glue from her hair.
Tessica Brown is seen on February 10, 2021, after arriving in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)
Tessica Brown flew to California on Wednesday morning and immediately went to plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng’s offices to undergo what is expected to be a three-hour procedure for the glue to be removed from her hair and scalp.
“When I found out this was a reality, you can only feel compassion and sympathy for Tessica,” Obeng, director of MiKO Plastic Surgery, told CBSLA on Tuesday.
After seeing his story online, Obeng contacted Brown with an offer to perform a procedure to remove the glue using a special chemical treatment. The procedure would normally cost about $ 12,000, but Obeng offered to do it for free.
“The procedure will be to dissolve the polyurethane, from which Gorilla glue is made,” said Obeng.
Brown’s ordeal started about a month ago, after she finished with the hair spray and decided to use the Gorilla Glue spray adhesive to hold the hair in place.
“I used this, Gorilla Glue spray,” she said in a video originally posted on TikTok.
However, Brown was unable to remove the glue. She said she tried baby oil, cooking oil and shampoo to try to get the hardened glue out of her hair, but nothing worked. She even went to a local emergency room, but the acetone wipes she was given to break the glue burned her scalp.
Obeng said the procedure was very complicated and comes with a two to three month recovery period.
Tessica Brown, a Louisiana woman, posted about her experience trying to remove the Gorilla Glue adhesive spray from her hair. February 2021. (Credit: IM_D_OLLADY / Instagram)
Meanwhile, the Gorilla Glue Company released a statement Monday on Twitter offering his condolences for Brown’s plight.
“We are very sorry to hear of the unfortunate incident that Miss. Brown experimented with using our spray patch on his hair, ”said the statement in part. “We are happy to see in your recent video that Ms. Brown received medical treatment from her local medical center and we wish her the best. ”
The statement continued:
“This is a unique situation because this product is not indicated for use on or on hair, as it is considered permanent.”