Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena has revealed he sticks to a strict “scalp care routine” to maintain his locks after undergoing a hair transplant in 2024.
John Cena sticks to a strict “scalp care routine” after undergoing a hair transplant last year.
The wrestler-turned-actor, 48, went under the knife in late 2024 after spending years struggling with hair loss and he’s now revealed he’s trying his best to keep his new locks healthy by using a combination of red light therapy and vitamins as well as drinking lots of water.
He told TMZ Sports: “[My doctor] he educated me on scalp care. The way he put it was like: ‘I’m your dentist and you’re coming to me with a cavity. I’m going to fix your cavity but you don’t brush your teeth. I’m going to teach you how to brush your teeth’.”
John went on to explain his daily ritual, saying: “Every day without fail I have a scalp care routine of red light therapy, vitamins, [preventative anti-hair loss medication] finasteride, you know all that stuff. Staying hydrated, making good choices to keep what’s up there healthy. To keep [my doctor’s] work safe.”
In the interview, he went on to reveal he had to take good care of himself in the days after the operation but he recovered quickly and was soon back at working filming a new movie.
John said: “It is a surgery. Having had many surgeries. The first 14 days are the most important, can’t get [the surgical site] wet, it’s an open wound. Your head swells, [then] the swelling comes down, your skull looks different for a little bit.
“But I didn’t care. I literally got the transplant and went right to pre-prep for a movie in Budapest. I was walking around Christmas markets in Budapest with, like, an alien head.”
It comes after John previously admitted he doesn’t feel “ashamed” about undergoing the proceedure.
He told Extra: “I just wanted it to work. It worked. … I feel great about it. I’m not ashamed to say it.”
The Hollywood star also admitted the surgery has increased his confidence and boosted his career, adding: “It was a single-day process. It’s available and accessible. And I just preach if you’re one of the seven of 10 out there, there are options for you, and you’re not alone … It’s not for everybody, but it certainly was for me. “
And even just the aesthetic confidence is one thing, but man, I want to entertain audiences and the variation of a hairstyle, you can become a different character. I viewed it as also a good work opportunity for me. So there are multiple reasons why I wanted to lean in. And again, I made the choice. I’m confident with the choice. I’m not ashamed of what I did at all.”
John Cena has a strict scalp care routine after hair transplant
