A Louisiana woman who went viral online for using Gorilla Glue on her hair after running out of hairspray traveled to Beverly Hills on Wednesday to get help from a plastic surgeon.
The doctor offered to help after seeing a video of the woman’s painful condition in Louisiana. Tessica Brown arrived in Los Angeles on her way to the office of plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng in Beverly Hills.
He offered to help after seeing a video that Brown posted on TikTok and confessed that she used Gorilla Glue adhesive spray when she ran out of her usual hair product and that her hair hasn’t moved for a month.
Brown has documented her suffering online. She went to the emergency room, but it didn’t help. Nor was there any help from a friend who cut off her ponytail.
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In an interview with TMZ, Brown said she is still in excruciating pain.
“The headache got worse, the tingling got worse. We couldn’t think of anything else to do, so I took it to social media, ”she said.
Her videos put Dr. Obeng to provide assistance. He is originally from Ghana. He runs a charity that provides free medical services and has experience with burn victims.
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“The goal is to dissolve the glue and not burn her scalp,” said Obeng.
Gorilla Glue tweeted a statement saying, “This is a unique situation as this product is not indicated for use in or on the hair as it is considered permanent. Our spray adhesive states on the warning label ‘Do not swallow. Must not get in eyes, on skin or on clothing. ”
Late this afternoon, said Dr. Obeng, after working on Brown for more than an hour, the procedure was successful.
“We had to use chemicals that were safe and would not burn the scalp or detangle. The scalp is healthy and hair is doing well, ”he said.