For the first time in weeks, Tessica Brown is Gorilla Glue-free.
The Louisiana woman went viral earlier this month when she revealed on TikTok that she had used the glue, which is not intended for skin or hair, in place of her normal hairspray and was unable to remove it. She said even a trip to the emergency room hadn’t solved the problem.
But on Wednesday, Brown was operated on by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng, to remove the glue from her hair.
“At first I thought it was a joke,” Obeng told TMZ about the situation.
“It’s a medical hair adhesive remover that we used in the operating room. The company was very generous to us, they brought a few,” said Dr. Obeng.
After the four-hour procedure, Browns was free.
“The procedure was a success. Dr. Obeng was able to remove all of the Gorilla Glue from her hair,” Gina Rodriguez, Brown’s manager, told NBC News. “She is currently resting and recovering from the ordeal. As you can understand, Tessica’s scalp is extremely sensitive at the moment and takes some time to recover.”
After Brown’s videos saying using Gorilla Glue spray in her hair was a “ bad, bad, bad idea, ” the company said tweeted that it was “very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident” and stressed that product labels warn people not to use the adhesive on skin or clothing.
“I’ve 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 set up a GoFundMe account after realizing she may need to undergo another medical procedure to remove the glue from her hair.