A North Carolina stylist, Leda Fazal, has come under fire for the use of sedation during a dematting process. The stylist at Leda Hair Pro posted on TikTok explaining the extensive process and seemed to poke fun at people who called the cops. The video begins with a news clip stating, “A salon owner who had administered sedatives to clients had been arrested.”
The North Carolina stylist explains that demattings can be “very painful.” This is why she says, “many people online have called the cops.” To argue against the narrative, the video shows a cop present while an employee asks a client if she “consented to this” and is “paying for this.” The client agreed that she “was paying for this.” The stylist jokes about “getting the cops called on us” and expresses that anesthesia was the best option for the client.
The service was “reviewed by a medical team” and “performed inside a licensed medical facility,” according to the video. The North Carolina stylist defends their service by saying people use anesthesia for a variety of reasons. Reasons given include tattoos and cosmetic surgeries. She states that these aren’t “medically necessary” procedures but “people want to feel better about themselves and are willing to pay for that experience.”
North Carolina Stylist Sparks Debate
While a few comments supported her, the primary discourse over the North Carolina stylist’s actions is the dangers of anesthesia. One comment calls the stylist out for “deleting the original video,” after being roasted in the comments. A second comment says, “people die every day from being sedated” and slams the stylist’s team for being “incredibly irresponsible.” Another agrees that “it should be against medical practice.” A fourth adds that “this is a very reckless use of medical sedation.”
One Reddit thread posted the video, leading to a flurry of comments about why someone would let their hair get so bad. This created an intense debate about mental health, illness, and depression. One commented that “if you’re bedridden for months, it can happen.” While another says, “sometimes don’t brush my hair for days” due to depression. Others commented on reasons such as “addiction,” “sensory issues,” and “stress/anxiety.” A third comment reads, “Some neurodivergent people really hate brushing their hair.” These comments were more understanding, focusing more on the need for sedation than on its use.
