Trashqueen
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. I'm aware that this post will probably horrify a few people or have you doing this . I was too. It's a bit of a read, but I want to give as much context as I can, as I want to do what I can to help this client.
On Friday I am providing a consultation to a teenage girl (16-18ish) to see if there is anything I can do for her with the state of her hair. I won't be doing anything on the day, but providing we can see a way forward, I will be performing a service for her in the coming weeks. It is worth noting that she is in social care, lives alone and has had a lot happen to her and everything needs to be treaded carefully.
She suffers with trichotillomania and in attempt to cover missing patches of hair, she has been supergluing hair wefts to what is left of her hair. Yes, superglue, as in the kind you use for household repairs. My first question is, would anyone have any idea on how to remove this without cutting? Is it possible? She currently colours her hair weekly according to her social worker and it is black. However, she has used bleach in the past so some is likely to be remaining in the hair.
As far as I am aware, her aim is to get the glue out and regrow her hair. SS believe the hair pulling is getting under control. My second question would be, if I have to resort to cutting her hair off, does anyone have any wig recommendations? I know her SW has a budget for one if she want it, but I doubt it would be too high.
Obviously, I will know more once I see her properly, but I want to go into the consultation fully equipped, so to speak and keep the client from being more upset with her situation already. Finally, if anyone has any other tips or advice, I'd love to hear it. This is my first time dealing with a client with such needs, or with superglue :\
TLDR? Client supergluing hair wefts to her hair due to trichotillomania. Need tips on removing. Failing that, wig recommendations.
Thanks guys.
On Friday I am providing a consultation to a teenage girl (16-18ish) to see if there is anything I can do for her with the state of her hair. I won't be doing anything on the day, but providing we can see a way forward, I will be performing a service for her in the coming weeks. It is worth noting that she is in social care, lives alone and has had a lot happen to her and everything needs to be treaded carefully.
She suffers with trichotillomania and in attempt to cover missing patches of hair, she has been supergluing hair wefts to what is left of her hair. Yes, superglue, as in the kind you use for household repairs. My first question is, would anyone have any idea on how to remove this without cutting? Is it possible? She currently colours her hair weekly according to her social worker and it is black. However, she has used bleach in the past so some is likely to be remaining in the hair.
As far as I am aware, her aim is to get the glue out and regrow her hair. SS believe the hair pulling is getting under control. My second question would be, if I have to resort to cutting her hair off, does anyone have any wig recommendations? I know her SW has a budget for one if she want it, but I doubt it would be too high.
Obviously, I will know more once I see her properly, but I want to go into the consultation fully equipped, so to speak and keep the client from being more upset with her situation already. Finally, if anyone has any other tips or advice, I'd love to hear it. This is my first time dealing with a client with such needs, or with superglue :\
TLDR? Client supergluing hair wefts to her hair due to trichotillomania. Need tips on removing. Failing that, wig recommendations.
Thanks guys.