'It felt like red ants were on the inside, I can't get under it. 'The pony tail that I did have, it was like somebody was tightening it, tightening it every day,' she explained. She was in agony for more than a month as she grappled with having the glue stuck to her scalp. But not realizing the effect it would have, she rushed out of the door for her date. That is not what happened,' she said.īrown had sprayed the adhesive liberally over her hair and blowdried it, which left the superglue stuck to her scalp. 'I'm like you know what? I can use this and as soon as I come home I can take it off, you know wash it off. She said she 'ran into the kitchen, ran past the refrigerator' and she saw what she believed would be her saving grace - a can of Gorilla Glue. 'So now I'm looking around the whole house, I have to find something you know for these flyaways. We was going on the lake so I know I couldn't deal with those flyaways.' 'We was leaving so I mean I went go to spray the Got2B glue and air came out of it,' Brown told New York Post. She thought that she would be able to wash it out of her hair after the date - but she couldn't have been more wrong. Upon discovering her hairspray was empty, she stumbled across the Gorilla Glue and decided it would be perfect to get her hair to stay slick. The couple had planned to have a romantic outing by a lake near her sister's house - but her hair wasn't playing ball and she had multiple flyaway. Make sure before you use anything, you read it.The mother-of-five has donated $20,000 she raised on GoFundMe to help her following her ordealīrown's saga started when she used the superglue after her hairspray ran out because she was in a rush to get out of the house for a date with her fiancé Dewitt, the New York Post reported.
“This type of ordeal is no joke… She’s been through a lot and I hope you guys will learn from Tessica’s ordeal. “She’s very, very lucky that she did not sustain a lot of injuries to her scalp,” the surgeon told TMZ. Obeng was able to save all of Brown’s hair, though her sister cut it shorter in the days leading up to her procedure. Obeng was able to remove the Gorilla Glue from Brown’s hair, where it had been stuck for over a month, after creating a solvent that broke down the adhesive’s polyurethane base. I’m glad I could be of service!”Īs reported by REVOLT, Brown underwent the successful procedure last Thursday (Feb. You really gave me my life back and I am forever grateful.” Obeng for his successful surgery on Instagram, writing, “Words cannot even explain how I feel about . On her Instagram account, she added that the remaining money will be donated to three families in her local Louisiana area.īrown previously thanked Dr.
Obeng has traveled to Ghana, his home country, on four occasions with the organization to perform breast reconstructive surgery for breast cancer patients.Īccording to TMZ, Brown was interested in contributing to Restore because she wants to help others who need reconstructive surgery but don’t have the resources.
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As reported by REVOLT, the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon was able to finally free Brown’s hair from the Gorilla Glue and performed the $12,500 procedure for free.Īccording to the Restore website, the foundation provides free reconstructive surgery and medical services to battered and abused children and people around the world. Michael Obeng’s nonprofit organization Restore Foundation. Brown raised over $23,000 on GoFundMe while seeking treatment for her scalp and now reportedly intends to donate a majority of the funds.Īccording to TMZ, Brown will be donating $20,000 to Dr. Tessica Brown, formerly known as “Gorilla Glue Girl,” is looking to help others in need of reconstructive surgery after her own hair ordeal.
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