Cena has previously been candid about his hair restoration journey, sharing that he received follicular unit extraction (FUE), a form of hair transplant surger


John Cena at the 'Matchbox: The Movie' panel at the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 25Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty

John Cena is getting candid about undergoing two hair transplants.

Chatting with PEOPLE at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 25, the former wrestler, 49, opened up about his new shaved hairstyle, which he said is going "great" in the wake of his second round of hair loss treatment.

"The objective is to get more hair, and this was the best way to do it, talking with Ken Anderson, my doctor over there," he said, gesturing to his doctor nearby. "I love the guy. He's totally changed my life."

According to Cena, he was so impressed with the doctor, who runs the Anderson Center for Hair in Georgia, that he returned 15 months after his first procedure for a follow-up.

"I went back to him like, 'Man, you did great. I have this one small, small, small spot. Can you do it?' " Cena recalled. "He's like, 'I can. My best results are — if you're bold enough to shave your head, I can keep the follicles.' "

The actor explained that Anderson can more quickly plant hair follicles during surgery if a patient has a shaved head.

"My first operation was 13 and a half hours. The second one was eight hours," the Peacemaker star said, calling his doctor "a master."

"And I'm rocking this hair thing with the promise that he's working," he added of his shaved look. "I have full trust and faith in him with this process."

Cena has previously been candid about his hair restoration journey.

In June, he opened up on Facebook about undergoing his second round of follicular unit extraction (FUE), a form of hair transplant surgery that utilizes small-diameter surgical punches to extract individual follicular units for hair restoration, according to the American Hair Loss Association.

"Round 2 of FUE Treatment and this time I went all in for best possible results," Cena wrote at the time. "Thank you Ken Anderson and the staff at Anderson Center for Hair for accompanying me on this journey!"

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The actor previously underwent a hair transplant with Anderson in November 2024.

In an August 2025 PEOPLE cover story, Cena shared that he started taking his hair health seriously after a push from his WWE fans. "They've held me accountable. They don't let you get away with phoning it in, because they'll eat you alive," he explained. "That's what a good support system does."

"As I was trying to hide my hair loss, the audience was bringing it to light," he continued. "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. I now have a routine: red-light therapy, minoxidil, vitamins, shampoo, conditioner, and I also got a hair transplant."

Cena also shared the one regret he has about the procedure. "I hate the fact that if there wasn't so much shame around it, I'd have gotten it done 10 years ago," he explained to PEOPLE. "I thought I was alone, but seven or eight out of 10 [men] suffer from thinning or baldness."

He then paused to remark on how "fired up" he gets about the topic. "They don't do anything except move your hair, one by one, from one area to another. It's my hair, and I'm not using this stuff [on the side], and I'd like to put it up [on the top]," he said. "If somebody's going to sweat me for that, I don't think there's any shame in that. It completely changed the course of my life."

The star said he felt the transformation gave him more range as an actor. "A different hairstyle can identify a part that can get me more work, do the thing I love to do," he shared.

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