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Published 14:09 27 Feb 2021 GMT
Tessica Brown - the woman who went viral after styling her hair with Gorilla Glue - has revealed that doctors found a lump in each of her breasts while she was undergoing a boob job consultation.
Speaking to TMZ, Brown's manager, Gina Rodriguez, revealed that Brown experienced the recent health scare while preparing for her "mommy makeover" - which was set to include a breast augmentation and some abdominal liposuction.
However, during the pre-surgery consultation with Dr. Michael Obeng - the doctor responsible for removing the super-strength household adhesive from Brown's hair - unfortunately discovered a lump in each of Tessica's breasts earlier this week.
Following the discovery, Tessica underwent a mammogram that confirmed the presence of an abnormal mass in each of her breasts.
TMZ reports that the social media star has already had surgery to remove them, and they're now being tested for cancer.
And despite the scary news, Brown is certainly seeing the positive side, and reportedly feels that everything that happened with the Gorilla Glue has led to Dr. Obeng discovering the lumps now - and not when it might have been too late.
The original video was posted to TikTok earlier this month when Tessica, 40, who also goes by the handle @Im_D_Ollady on the video-sharing platform, uploaded a clip of herself explaining that she had mistakenly used the glue to style her hair after running out of hairspray.
Tessica told her followers that her hair hack had worked and held her hair perfectly in place. In fact, it had worked a little too well...
Brown stated that she washed her hair 15 times, but over a month later it was still stuck in the same position.
In an official statement made on Twitter on February 8, a spokesperson for Gorilla Glue apologized for the incident and for any pain or distress Brown had suffered as a result.
The spokesperson wrote: "We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced using our Spray Adhesive on her hair.
"This is a unique situation because this product is not indicated for use in or on hair as it is considered permanent. Our Spray Adhesive states on the label: 'do not swallow. Do not get on eyes, skin, or on clothing.'"
"It is used for craft, home, auto, or office projects to mount things to surfaces such as paper, cardboard, wood, laminate, or fabric. We are glad to see in her recent video that Miss Brown has received medical treatment from her local medical facility and wish her the best."
After hitting the headlines for her styling fail, a GoFundMe was set up for Tessica, which eventually surpassed over $20,000 to help her have the glue removed.
Kindly, however, Dr. Obeng stepped forward to help remove the adhesive for free - leading to Brown pledging $20,000 to the doctor's non-profit charity, the Restore Foundation .
We wish Tessica the best of luck with her results.
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