The Louisiana mother who spray-painted her hair with Gorilla Glue said she donated $ 20,000 of her GoFundMe money to charity.
Violet’s Tessica Brown, 40, will donate the money to the Restore Foundation, which helps those in need of reconstructive surgery, her manager told TMZ.
Brown started her fundraising page with the goal of reaching $ 1,500 to buy the wigs she said she would need after using the superglue when her hairspray ran out.
But after the Tik Tok video went viral about her plight, dr. Michael Obeng, based in Los Angeles, came out to say that he can remove the glue at no cost. Then she flew to LA this week for the $ 12,500 procedure that took four hours to complete.
As of Sunday, she has raised more than $ 23,000 in donations, of which $ 20,000 is now being donated to the Restore Foundation, a charity that helps those in need of reconstructive surgery and is the brainchild of Dr. Obeng.
The rest of the money covers an ER visit she had to make after using the glue and her travel expenses to fly to LA for the surgery, her spokeswoman added.
Tessica Brown said she donated $ 20,000 of her GoFundMe money to charity after using Gorilla Glue in hair when her hairspray ran out
As of Sunday, she has raised more than $ 23,000 in donations, of which $ 20,000 now goes to the Restore Foundation, a charity that helps those in need of reconstructive surgery and is the brainchild of Dr. Obeng
Tessica’s ordeal, five-and-five, went viral after a TikTok video in which she explained that she was left with immobile locks for more than a month.
She visited a local ER, burned her scalp with acetone and her ponytail chopped off in an attempt to free her locks.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Tessica expressed her gratitude to Dr Obeng and wrote: “Words cannot even explain how I feel about @drmichaelkobeng that you really gave me my life back and I am eternally grateful.”
Dr Obeng, who offered Tessica the expensive treatment for free after seeing her situation online, used a modified blend of chemicals and natural products to dissolve the glue, after first practicing on a dummy head to ensure that his formula works.
“I was looking for the compound, the most important active ingredient in Gorilla Glue: polyurethane,” he said. Obeng explained to TMZ. “Then we figured out the science of how to break it down.”
He added: ‘We bought chemicals that contain ingredients to dissolve the solvent, and we used an adhesive remover that we use in the operating room.
‘Then we have another active ingredient, MGD. We added MGD to it – it is a mixture of aloe vera and olive oil. Then we add a little acetone. ‘
Tessica explained in her viral TikTok video that she ran out of her Göt2b Glued Spray and instead used Gorilla Glue, pictured
Brown started her fundraising page with a $ 1,500 goal to buy the wigs she was told she would need after using the super-glue when her hairspray ran out.
In a video posted by Dr. Taken from Obeng’s office, Tessica – who was given a light anesthetic before treatment – is seen lying on an operating table after the successful procedure, as she lets her hands run through her liberated locks and tears of relief as she marvels at the sensation.
During the procedure, the mixture was applied to the hair of Tessica using a spray bottle, while dr. Obeng used the medical tweezers and scissors to gently pull the matte hairs apart and cut the threads of glue that held her locks together.
The doctor and his tea ran a comb through the hair to finally remove the glue before applying a deep conditioning treatment to protect the locks.
Tessica was given painkillers and steroids to reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by the glue – and the chemicals she used to try to remove them.
Remarkably, dr. Obeng saves a lot of Tessica’s hair, though she admitted after the procedure that she wished she had visited him before asking her sister to cut off her long ponytail in hopes of removing the glue.
“I can scratch it!” Tessica tells the camera as she runs her nails along her scalp. “Now I wish I was waiting for my sister to cut off my ponytail.”
‘I would never take it to social media. ‘The reason I took it to social media was because I did not know what else to do,’ she told Melicia Johnson, ET.
‘And I know someone out there could have told me something. I did not think for one second when I got up the next morning, it would be everywhere. ‘
Tessica’s ordeal, five-and-five, went viral after a TikTok video in which she explained that she was left with immobile locks for more than a month. She visited a local ER, burned her scalp with acetone and chopped off her ponytail in an attempt to free her locks.
Dr. Michael Obeng, based in Los Angeles, said he can remove the glue at no cost. She then flew to LA for the $ 12,500 procedure that took four hours.
Gorilla Glue released a statement on the situation later Monday after it was reported that Tessica wanted to sue. She denied the report that she had appointed a lawyer
Tessica said she had used the Gorilla glue for other things before and thought it would be ‘straight’. When traditional shampoo could not remove the glue, she tried olive and tea tree oil, but nothing worked.
It was then that she turned to TikTok for advice.
The morning after she posted the TikTok, she went to the emergency room in the St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, Louisiana, where health workers tried to remove the glue with ‘small acetone packets’ that burned her scalp.
Since then, she has received a lot of support, including messages from Missy Elliott, Chance the Rapper and Beyoncé’s hairstylist, Neal Farinah, offering her a wig.
Gorilla Glue released a statement on social media on Monday.
“We are aware of the situation and are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced while using our Spray Adhesive on her hair,” the brand tweeted.
“We are pleased to see in her recent video that Miss Brown has received medical treatment from her local medical facility and wish her all the best.”