{"id":1945931,"date":"2025-08-07T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1945931"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:18:03","slug":"john-cena-explains-why-he-delayed-hair-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-cena-explains-why-he-delayed-hair-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena Explains Why He Delayed Hair Transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/john-cena\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"John Cena\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/john-cena\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">John Cena<\/a> is sharing all the ways his hair transplant changed his life \u2015 and why he wishes he\u2019d done it sooner. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The WWE star said in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/john-cena-gets-real-about-hair-transplant-peacemaker-life-after-wwe-exclusive-11785533\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"interview with People magazine\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/john-cena-gets-real-about-hair-transplant-peacemaker-life-after-wwe-exclusive-11785533\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">interview with People magazine<\/a> published Wednesday that while he originally attempted to \u201chide\u201d his hair loss, fans were \u201cbringing it to light.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI saw their signs that said \u2018The bald John Cena,\u2019\u201d the \u201cTrainwreck\u201d actor said, explaining that it \u201cpushed me into going to see what my options were.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI now have a routine: red-light therapy, minoxidil, vitamins, shampoo, conditioner \u2014 and I also got a hair transplant last November,\u201d Cena admitted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI hate the fact that if there wasn\u2019t so much shame around it, I\u2019d have gotten it done 10 years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought I was alone, but seven or eight out of 10 [men] suffer from thinning or baldness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cena has no regrets and said he doesn\u2019t \u201cthink there\u2019s any shame in\u201d getting a transplant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt completely changed the course of my life,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cena previously called out WWE fans for \u201cbullying\u201d him over his \u201cbald spot.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"support-huffpost-entry-support-huffpost-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">20 Years Of<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Free<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message-container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost__message--main\">\n<p>For two decades, celebrity.land has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support\" class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message__link js-entry-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"we're offering an ad-free experience\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"main\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/support\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">We hope you will join us once again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cli-support-huffpost__support-button accent-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support\" data-vars-item-name-overwritable=\"support-huffpost\" data-vars-item-name=\"Support HuffPost\" data-vars-item-type=\"button\" data-vars-unit-name=\"main\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/support\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">Support celebrity.land<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"support-huffpost-login\">Already contributed? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-entry-link-no-impression\" href=\"https:\/\/login.huffpost.com\/login?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fjohn-cena-hair-transplant_n_68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867%3Fhp_auth_done%3D1\" data-vars-item-name=\"Log in to hide these messages\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/login\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"utility\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\">Log in to hide these messages.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cYou chant and you make me feel small and you embarrass me,\u201d the wrestler <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/john-cena-reveals-hair-transplant-surgery-after-fan-bullying-11719823\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"said at WWE World\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/john-cena-reveals-hair-transplant-surgery-after-fan-bullying-11719823\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">said at WWE World<\/a> in April. \u201cY\u2019all don\u2019t know what that\u2019s like. That is straight-up bullying. That\u2019s just not cool. I don\u2019t like it.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cena joins other male celebrities, including comedian Joel McHale, who have been open <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/joel-mchale-hair-transplant_n_6852e53fe4b0ed75e67518d6\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"about their own transplants\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68936ab4e4b0d3424bc47867\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6852e53fe4b0ed75e67518d6\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">about their own transplants<\/a> and hair loss journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>McHale recently shared that he\u2019d undergone four transplants and was \u201cfully bald\u201d without them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Cena is sharing all the ways his hair transplant changed his life \u2015 and why he wishes he\u2019d done it sooner. 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