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  "path": "/2026/07/02/john-cena-debuts-bald-look-ahead-hair-transplant-29012322/",
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  "textContent": "John Cena shaved his head before his most recent hair transplant (Picture: Facebook)\n\nJohn Cena has revealed he recently underwent a second hair transplant after admitting that fan scrutiny ‘pushed’ him to get the procedure.\n\nThe former wrestler-turned-actor has been very open about his hair-loss struggles, after sharing that his fans encouraged him to take his health seriously.\n\nThe 49-year-old took to Facebook to announce ’round 2 of FUE Treatment,’ otherwise known as Follicular Unit Excision.\n\nThe minimally invasive procedure is a hair transplant where individual hair follicles are extracted from a donor area — typically the back of the head — and implanted into balding or thinning areas.\n\nThe post, in which Cena said he ‘went all in for best possible results,’ was accompanied by a photo of the actor shaking hands with Ken Anderson, a ‘global leader in hair restoration surgery’.\n\nIn the image, Cena showed off his bald look ahead of the surgery. It’s thought that the WWE veteran shaved his head before the procedure to allow his Georgia-based surgeon better visibility to the parts of his scalp that needed the most attention.\n\nThe actor has shared his hair loss journey on social media (Picture: Facebook)\n\nLast year, while attending an HBO Max presents Peacemaker event — in which he stars as the lead character — Cena told a reporter that he was ‘not ashamed’ of his hair transplant.\n\n‘I did it, I’m happy with it,’ he said at the time.\n\nThe actor then demonstrated to the journalist how the procedure works. Gesturing to the lower back of his head, Cena explained that ‘all they do is move the hair’ from the bottom to the top.\n\nFast forward to 2026, Cena opened up about his journey once more, specifically that his doctor educated him on scalp care.\n\nSpeaking on a red carpet earlier this year, he told a reporter that, ‘every day, without fail,’ he has a ‘scalp care routine.’\n\nThis includes red light therapy, vitamins, minoxidil, and finasteride (the two most clinically proven treatments for male pattern baldness), staying hydrated, and ‘making good choices to keep what’s up there healthy.’\n\nThe Peacemaker said he wished he’d had the procedure years ago (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nIn an August 2025 cover story for People magazine, Cena confessed that his WWE fans held him ‘accountable’ when he was trying to hide his hair loss.\n\nHe said: ‘They don’t let you get away with phoning it in, because they’ll eat you alive. That’s what a good support system does.’\n\nCena added that, when he was attempting to hide his appearance, the audience was going the other way and ‘bringing it to light.’\n\n‘I saw their signs that said, “The bald John Cena.” They pushed me into going to see what my options were and actually do some homework to learn about scalp health, hair health, follicle health,’ he recalled.\n\nDuring the interview, Cena also revealed his regret for not having tried the procedure sooner.\n\nThe former wrestler said he’s ‘glad he did it’ (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nHowever, he explained that it was all down to the ‘shame’ and stigma surrounding men and hair loss.\n\nCena said: ‘I hate the fact that if there wasn’t so much shame around it, I’d have gotten it done 10 years ago. I thought I was alone, but seven or eight out of 10 [men] suffer from thinning or baldness.’\n\nFollowing the Barbie star’s Facebook post, plenty of his fans took to the comments section to praise his openness about the subject.\n\n‘Good for John Cena to have the confidence to share and talk about it,’ one person penned, while a second echoed: ‘Owning it will go down in history.’\n\nOthers said that Cena ‘rocks the bald head,’ and that it ‘suits him,’ as many joked that ‘bald Cena wasn’t on [their] 2026 wrestling bingo card.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "John Cena debuts bald look ahead of hair transplant"
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