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[–] clamhurt_legbeard [S] ago  (edited ago)

They leave them in for somewhere between four and twelve weeks, although the lady in this video recommends never going more than 8 weeks, because you normally shed a dozen follicles per day. Multiple that by 12 weeks and that's a thousand dead follicles trapped underneath, in good circumstances. She also cautions that the follicles underneath will continue growing and become matted if left under too long.

I haven't actually looked up a removal video, but I guess I'll need to now. There are cautionary measures to take to ensure it doesn't rip off the anchoring braids, but I know I've also seen there are videos where the braids did not stand up to the forces involved and ripped out.

As for glue, I don't think there was any. I think she had a bottle at one point that she described as beeswax, and that was it. It's all thread and stitching into a net, secured into braids.