A New York woman has filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan salon for performing a hair replacement treatment that left her permanently bald, the New York Daily News reported.
Deborah Batesh, 56, went to the East 58th Street salon to try a $250,000 hair replacement treatment with the hopes of curing her thinning hair. But the procedure caused Batesh's hair to fall out, which the salon convinced her to do again to cover the bald spots, according to the lawsuit. Batesh, a real estate executive, was eventually left permanently bald after multiple treatments.
What Batesh went through was "an egregious case of fraud, misrepresentation and deceptive business practices," Bruce Baron, the plaintiff's attorney, told the newspaper.
Batesh is seeking $15 million in damages.
"The defendants preyed on someone who was hoping to remedy something that was truly a burden and they've now destroyed her life."
At the salon, Batesh received the Microdot Treatment, where "teeny thin undetectable hair extensions" were "surgically implanted beneath the scalp," according to the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit obtained by the Daily News. The salon promised Batesh that "her short hair would become long, and that her thinning hair would become full again."
The procedure was performed by an unlicensed worker, Batesh claims.
When bald spots began to emerge, the salon told Batesh she would need to purchase more hair, "embroiling her in a continuous cycle of spending money," the lawsuit said. The plaintiff's hair continued to "shed out over time," leading to "permanent baldness." The salon then advised Batesh to buy a "permanent artificial wig" to cover her head.
The owner of Microdot, Stacy Costabile, dismissed the lawsuit, claiming that Batesh is in partnership with her rival, Derma-Dot, which Batesh is an investor in, the Daily News reported.
"She never had any medical procedures from us," Costabile told the newspaper.
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