Where Is Gorilla Glue Girl Now? Inside Tessica Brown's Shocking Business Venture
The impasse broke when Dr. Michael Obeng, a Ghanaian-American Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and Harvard-trained specialist, saw Brown’s story. Obeng recognized the compound's chemistry and understood that standard hospital triage lacked the industrial solvents required to disassemble polyurethane chains without stripping human skin.
Obeng contacted Brown and offered to fly her to Los Angeles to perform the specialized adhesive removal surgery free of charge, waiving his standard $12,500 operating fee. In his surgical center, Obeng spent days running tests on human hair extensions, trying various organic and chemical solvent ratios to find an effective formula. The winning concoction combined medical-grade acetone, aloe vera, olive oil, and an industrial adhesive solvent that broke down the polyurethane bonds safely.
The four-hour procedure took place on February 10, 2021, under light sedation. Obeng meticulously worked the liquid through Brown’s matted hair, using dental-style picks and scalp massagers to lift the adhesive coat millimeter by millimeter. The operation saved the bulk of her natural hair and preserved her underlying scalp follicles. Photographs taken immediately afterward showed Brown weeping with relief as she touched her softened, liberated hair for the first time in over five weeks.
