Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena has undergone two hair transplants to restore his thinning locks and he believes the procedures have “changed” his life.
John Cena has undergone a second hair transplant.
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 went under the knife for a second time earlier this year after noticing a balding “spot” that needed attention.
He told PEOPLE: “The objective is to get more hair, and this was the best way to do it, talking with Ken Anderson, my doctor … I love the guy. He’s totally changed my life …
“[After having the first procedure] I went back to him like: Man, you did great. I have this one small, small, small spot. Can you do it?’ He’s like: ‘I can. My best results are – if you’re bold enough to shave your head, I can keep the follicles’ …
“My first operation was 13 and a half hours. The second one was eight hours.”
John went on to explain he’s sporting a new buzz cut while his hair grows back in after the second operation.
He added: “I’m rocking this hair thing with the promise that he’s working. I have full trust and faith in him with this process.”
The screen star previously revealed he was trying 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’…
“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.”
John Cena undergoes second hair transplant
