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UPDATE (February 11, 2021 10:30 A.M. ET): Tessica Brown, the woman who went viral on TikTok after swapping her hair spray with Gorilla Glue, has undergone surgery to remove the glue from her hair and scalp. Her hair, which has been stuck for more than a month, is finally free after the surgery, performed by Los Angeles plastic surgeon Michael Obeng. TMZ recorded the entire process, which reportedly took around four hours and required light anesthesia.
As of this update, Brown hasn’t yet made any public statements about the surgery. Allure is wishing her a safe and speedy recovery.
UPDATE (February 8, 2021 11:45 A.M. ET): The tale of Tessica Brown and the Gorilla Glue continues. According to her Instagram, she checked into an emergency room on February 7, where she sought medical treatment for her still-hardened hair and scalp. There, she received acetone wipes and water, which her sister Juanita was later shown using in attempts to soak off the glue at their home in a YouTube video. Tessica appears to be in a significant amount of pain in the clip.
The Brown sisters have also created a GoFundMe campaign to help with Tessica’s medical expenses and recovery. As of this post’s publish time, they have raised $7,823, well above their goal of $1,500.
Look, we all know how hard it is to get hair to stay in its place. Even with the strongest-hold gel, you might still find a few stray hairs out of place once a couple of hours pass. But when a TikTok user by the name of Tessica Brown ran out of her go-to hairspray, she took grooming to unprecedented levels by trading Got 2b Glued Blasting Freezing Spray with Gorilla Spray Adhesive — yes, the brand of glue formulated to hold pieces of wood together. As she demonstrated in a video, the glue left her slicked-back ponytail a seemingly permanent fixture on her head. Unsurprisingly, it’s quickly making the rounds across TikTok and Twitter.