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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Seattle Woman Sues Hair Club for Men

posted by on April 16 at 13:49 PM

A Seattle woman is suing the Hair Club For Men after, court records say, a 2006 hair transplant left her with burns, scars and further hair loss.

Records say that on February 1, 2006, the woman paid the Seattle Hair Club for Men $2,817 for to apply a “hair matrix” to her head. Hours after the transplant, the woman claims “her scalp began burning and she developed oozing sores.”

The woman called the Hair Club the next day but was told to come back on February 7th. Six days later, the woman returned to the Hair Club where, records say, it took employees two and a half hours to “get the matrix off her scalp.”

Following the procedure, employees gave the woman a bottle of TRAX, a citrus solvent, and told her to use it to “remove and left over pieces of the matrix.” The court filing states the TRAX warning label specifically stated it should not be applied to irritated skin.

Court documents say after the matrix was removed, the woman was left with blisters all over her head. She sought medical attention the day after the removal procedure, and her doctor found there were still pieces of the matrix that were “too painful to remove.”

Records say It took over sixteen weeks for the woman’s burns to heal, and she actually ended up with less hair than she started with. Records say there areas on her head where hair still has not grown back.

The Hair Club For Men reportedly offered to reimburse the woman $2,817, but she declined. She is seeking unspecified damages for her injuries.

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1

What part of "Hair Club for MEN" didn't she understand?

Posted by Banna | April 16, 2008 2:10 PM
2

Will somebody please explain to me what a "hair matrix" is...? I could understand this story better if I knew! Thanks.

Posted by LeslieC | April 16, 2008 2:10 PM
3

yes, what is the hair matrix?

Posted by infrequent | April 16, 2008 2:12 PM
4

If that picture is how she ended up, I say give her whatever she wants.

Posted by El Seven | April 16, 2008 2:14 PM
5

You couldn't find a pic of him with the plugs?

Posted by Fnarf | April 16, 2008 2:15 PM
6

It's all Brad Pitt's fault. He forgot to tell her, "The first rule of Hair Club For Men is you do not talk about Hair Club For Men."

Posted by Jeff Stevens | April 16, 2008 2:21 PM
7

Sounds like she lost the battle of graft vs. host.

Posted by T | April 16, 2008 2:25 PM
8

How nice. The thing all went to hell so they offered to reimburse her. Who says American business doesn't care about consumers.

Posted by keshmeshi | April 16, 2008 2:25 PM
9

eh ... was she made aware of the risks BEFORE the procedure was attempted? I never got the impression we were all that good at replacing hair anyways.

Posted by OR Matt | April 16, 2008 2:35 PM
11

A balding friend of mine went for a consult: They super glue a woven toupe to your head. Some people are allergic to super glue, they're supposed to do a spot test first but rarely do because they don't want people getting sticker shock and not returning.

Posted by inkweary | April 16, 2008 3:17 PM
12

@1 beat me to it so my obscure runner up is...

"she obviously took the wrong pill."

Posted by LMSW | April 16, 2008 7:56 PM
13

A "matrix" is a basically a fine screen that hair is tied to with a small hook (kind of latch hook or crochet) and then glued to the head. It is supposed to stay on for a while then get removed for additional hair to be added then glued back on. I used to work at the hair club back in the early 90s.

Posted by missy | April 17, 2008 7:12 AM

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