John Cena has opened up about how his hair transplant changed everything in his life.
In a new interview with People, Cena revealed that deciding to get a transplant after years of trying to conceal his thinning hair and hearing fans openly mock his changing appearance has been a life-changing experience.
"As I was trying to hide my hair loss, the audience was bringing it to light," Cena said. "I saw their signs that said, 'The bald John Cena.' They pushed me into going to see what my options were."
According to Cena, he now follows a full haircare routine, including red-light therapy, minoxidil, vitamins, and specialized shampoo and conditioner. But it was the hair transplant procedure that made the biggest difference.
"I also got a hair transplant last November. I hate the fact that if there wasn't so much shame around it, I'd have gotten it done 10 years ago," Cena told People. "I thought I was alone, but seven or eight out of 10 [men] suffer from thinning or baldness."
Cena added he doesn't care if people look down on him for getting a hair transplant because it turned out for the better.
"If somebody's going to sweat me for that, I don't think there's any shame in that," he said. "It completely changed the course of my life."
He even credited his new look with expanding his potential as an actor.
"A different hairstyle can identify a part that can get me more work, do the thing I love to do," Cena said.
The 17-time WWE Champion previously spoke about how fans bullying him pushed him to do something about his hair loss during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show in April.
"It's coming in, I listen to you idiots, I do," he said on the show. "You have to take the ones from the side and plug them in on top. It just takes a while to come in. It's coming in. Hopefully, in a couple of months, it looks better. There's another headline: Hair transplant. There is no shame in that. I have a problem, I try to fix it. I'm not going to tell you who did it because I'm still waiting for it to get better."
He added, "One of you sons of bitches could've pulled me to the side. In unison, you chant and make me feel small and embarrass me. Y'all don't know what that's like! That is straight-up bullying and not cool. Thank you for bullying me into surgical hair replacement. That's how far y'all pushed me."