BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) – A Louisiana woman who has gained national attention after using Gorilla Glue in her hair recovered on Wednesday after undergoing a special procedure to have the glue removed from her hair.
Tessica Brown is seen on February 10, 2021, after arriving in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)
Tessica Brown flew to California Wednesday morning and then immediately went to the office of plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng to undergo an expected three-hour procedure to have the glue removed from her hair and scalp.
“The operation went well,” said Obeng, director of MiKO Plastic Surgery. “Tessica is doing well. She’s awake. The hair crew does her hair. “
After seeing her story online, Obeng contacted Brown with an offer to perform a procedure to remove the glue with a special chemical treatment. The procedure would normally cost north of $ 12,000, but Obeng offered to do it for free.
“When I found out that this was a reality, you can only feel compassion and sympathy for Tessica,” Obeng, director of MiKO Plastic Surgery, told CBSLA on Tuesday. “The procedure will be to dissolve the polyurethane that Gorilla Glue is made of,” said Obeng.
Brown’s ordeal started about a month ago after she ran out of hairspray and decided to use Gorilla Glue glue spray to keep her hair in place.
“I’ve used this, Gorilla Glue spray,” she said in a video originally posted on TikTok.
Brown was unable to remove the glue then. She said she tried baby oil, cooking oil, and shampoo to get the hardened glue off her hair, but nothing worked. She even went to a local emergency room, but the acetone wipes they gave her to break down 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, writes about her experience removing Gorilla Glue glue spray from her hair. February 2021. (Credit: IM_D_OLLADY / Instagram)
Meanwhile the Gorilla Glue Company released a statement on Monday on Twitter, expressing sympathy for Brown’s situation.
“We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced using our Spray Adhesive on her hair,” the statement said in part. “We are happy to see in her recent video that Miss Brown has received medical treatment from her local medical facility and wish her the best.”
The statement continued:
“This is a unique situation as this product is not indicated for use in or on hair as it is considered permanent.”