BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) A Louisiana woman who received national attention after using Gorilla Glue in her hair arrived in Beverly Hills on Wednesday to undergo 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 on Wednesday morning and was immediately taken to the offices of plastic surgeon, dr. Michael Obeng, is expected to undergo a procedure of up to three hours to remove the glue from her hair and scalp.
“When I found out it was a reality, you can only experience compassion and sympathy with Tessica,” Obeng, director of MiKO Plastic Surgery, told CBSLA on Tuesday.
After Obeng saw her story online, he approached Brown with the offer to perform a procedure to remove the glue using a special chemical treatment. The procedure would normally cost north of $ 12,000, but Obeng offered to do it for free.
“The procedure will be to dissolve the polyurethane, from which Gorilla Glue is made,” Obeng said.
Brown’s ordeal began about a month ago after her spray ran out and she decided to use Gorilla Glue spray to hold her hair.
“I used it, Gorilla Glue spray,” she said in a video originally posted to TikTok.
However, Brown could not remove the glue. 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 cloths they were given to break down the glue burned her scalp.
Obeng said the procedure is very complicated and comes with a recovery period of two to three months.
Tessica Brown, a woman from Louisiana, reports on her experience removing 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 on Brown’s situation.
“We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced while using our Spray Adhesive on her hair,” the statement read in part. “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.”
The statement continues:
“This is a unique situation because this product is not indicated for use in or on hair, as it is considered permanent.”