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A prominent Ghanaian-born plastic surgeon in the US successfully removed Gorilla Glue from the scalp of a woman who sprayed her hair last month and mistook it for hairspray, TMZ videos show.
It took Dr. Michael Obeng four hours to remove the glue from Tessica Brown’s head, the celebrity gossip site said.
The Harvard-trained, Beverly Hills-based doctor offered to perform the $ 12,500 (£ 9,000) procedure for free when he learned of Brown’s plight after she shared a video on TikTok last week.
Nothing she’d tried to remove the waterproof glue, which is typically used to fix bathroom tiles, hardwood floors, and decks, had worked, and she was forced to cut her ponytail because it was pulling so much on her scalp.
After the treatment, an excited Ms. Brown can be seen running her fingers through her hair.
When asked how she felt, she replied that she wished she hadn’t had to cut her ponytail.
Dr. Obeng, who has a background in chemistry, told TMZ that he used various things to break down polyurethane, which is the main ingredient in Gorilla Glue.
He did some research and came up with a mixture of medical grade adhesive remover, aloe vera, olive oil, and some acetone.
After mixing the ingredients, he first tested them on a mannequin, whose hair extensions had been sprayed with Gorilla Glue, to make sure it worked.
“He is very lucky not to have suffered many injuries to his scalp. This kind of test is not a joke, ”he said, adding that the glue had made Ms. Brown’s ponytail as hard as stick.
He urged people to be more careful reading the bottles before using the products.
Dr. Obeng specializes in cosmetic surgery and, according to his website, is the founder of Restoring Emotional Stability Through Outstanding Reconstructive Efforts (Restore), a charity that offers free reconstructive surgery in developing countries and trains local doctors.
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