Have you ever been in a financial bind and
decided to get your weave installed for cheap by
someone who was non-licensed? A Texas college
student did, and now her hair is irreparably
damaged.
When 22-year-old Brittney Dever was offered the
chance to get human hair placed on her head for
only $60, she jumped at the opportunity.
“I went to someone’s house. She installed a
weave-in cap in my hair,” Dever told ABC7.
Dever wore the long, curly weave for two weeks
until she woke up one day and noticed there was
blood on her pillow. She began taking the hair
out, but the fake hair began pulling out her real
hair.
“It smelled horrible,” said Dever. “I was nauseous
when I was taking my hair out.” After the weave
was out, Devers had a large bald patch in the
middle of her head. The hairless area was covered
in pus and scabs.
Dever went to a professional hair salon and
showed a stylist what had happened to her scalp.
The stylist suspected that dirty hair utensils and
the hair being pulled too tight may have been the
root of the issue.
“I was just in shock when I saw her picture,” said
Natural Resources Salon owner Tamika Fletcher.
“It seemed like the weave was pulled too tight and
opening her scalp and exposing her scalp. I think
there could have been a possibility of the utensils
being unclean or unsanitary.”
Dermatologist Dr. Tracy Katz said that a serious
infection had grown on Dever’s scalp. “Those
kinds of infections on the scalp can cause hair
loss,” Dr. Katz told ABC7. “[They can] become
deeper, debilitating, and disfiguring.”
The middle of Dever’s head is still bald today.
Dever, who was shown on ABC7 wearing her
natural hair, said that her experience with the
inexpensive weave has complicated her styling
choices.
“I can’t wear my hair out,” Dever said. “I have to
wear it up all the time now.”
She urges women to make better choices when it
comes to grooming their mane. “Go to a salon
that’s sanitary, that’s clean,” urged Dever. “It’s
worth spending the extra money because you get
what you pay for. Going to someone’s home to
get the extra service may not be the best idea.
You can end up losing instead of gaining.”