Perm Gone Wrong

So you’ve committed yourself to having a gorgeous perm for those perfect curls you’ve always wanted. Or it’s a special treat for an extra special occasion. Either way your expectations are high and the fact it might go wrong in the hands of experts just doesn’t occur to you. Unfortunately, for those people whose perm turns into a nightmare it can be a long and traumatic road to recovery.

This woman had been making preparations for her wedding day for 2 years, making sure everything was perfect to the last detail. This obviously included her hairstyle and that of her bridesmaids and they’d plumped for perms to get the “long flowing locks” that would suit the theme of the wedding perfectly. To make sure her hair was at its best for the wedding, this woman decided to go for a perm a few weeks before hand so that it had time to grow into the soft wave that she wanted.

She had a consultation to discuss whether her hair was suitable to perm, telling them that she home coloured, but was assured that her hair was strong and a “perm would look lovely” so she went ahead with it.

While the perm was being done she thought that the apprentice had left the solution on for more than the allotted time and did not wash the chemicals out thoroughly. When they began to remove the rods some of the hair broke off and the hairdressers actually had to cut some of it off.

At home she let her hair dry naturally but it dried into a knotty “fuzz ball” that stuck up. The next morning she returned to the salon to request assistance: they concluded that her hair and been over processed. The woman required a further four treatments which did not improve the hairstyle, because the hair either broke or had to be cut off.

This woman suffered sleep loss due to the stress and anxiety of her badly permed hair and eventually had to have sleeping tablets prescribed by her doctor. She also spent large amounts of money on “fixing protein products” and many other hair care products in an attempt to improve her situation but without much success. Unfortunately, her only option really was to wait for her hair to grow and get the damaged parts cut off.

In the end she postponed the wedding because she had “lost her confidence” and felt that her wedding day would be “unhappy” if she went ahead with it while her hair was so badly damaged. Loss of self-esteem is common when people have a haircut they are not comfortable or happy with. A bad haircut is emotionally damaging making people feel self-confident and embarrassed.

If you feel that your hairdresser was at fault and your perm has gone wrong you may have a case and be entitled to compensation towards any extra hair treatments that were required to help rectify the damage and for the emotional injury you may have suffered due to your disastrous hairstyle.

To receive advice and help for your situation call Free phone 0800 652 4321 or 01642 252828. Alternatively, visit the website at www.mackssolicitors.co.uk and complete the online claim form. Macks Solicitors will be happy to give you free expert advice on making a compensation claim for the extra expenses and for your emotional and physical injuries. Making a claim through Macks Solicitors will not cost you anything and you will get to keep 100% of any compensation you are awarded.