WAYNE BRIDGE showed off the amazing results of his hair transplant to a packed screening of “The Wild Robot” on Sunday.
Bridge, 44, supported her wife Frankie, 35, who voiced the role of Snowdown the Goose in the upcoming Dreamworks film.
The former footballer revealed he had a hair transplant to boost his confidence in early October.
It involved removing 4,085 individual hair follicles and then replanting them in the baldest areas with a special pen – without having to shave the entire head.
Bridge explained how Frankie encouraged his decision to undergo treatment at DHI Global clinic near Hartley Street in central London.
And now Bridge returned the favor by supporting his wife on the red carpet during the 68th BFI London Film Festival.
The impressive results came quickly as Bridge’s hair looked full and no pattern baldness was detected.
The couple were joined by their two sons Parker, 10, and Carter, eight.
Wayne previously said: “I’ve suffered from hair loss since my mid-30s and felt it would give me a bit of a boost to sort it out.
“So many men get help with their hair and it’s no big deal. I told Frankie what I was doing and she was really supportive.
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“She said, ‘Go for it,’ and she supports anything that makes me feel better about myself.”
Bridge was inspired by the treatment after a celebrity friend recommended him to the London specialist, whose treatments start at £3,000 and where cricketer Phil Tufnell went for his new look.
The 4 stages of the hair growth cycle
The hair experts at Philip Kingsley shared the four stages of the hair growth cycle: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen and Exogen.
Anagen phase: Also known as the ‘Growth Phase’ or ‘Active Phase’, this is when the cells at the root of your hair divide faster and thus more new hairs are formed.
During the Regrowth Phase, hair grows about half an inch per month [about six inches a year]and faster in summer than in winter.
This phase of the hair growth cycle lasts an average of three to five years.
Catagen phase: After the Regeneration Phase, your hair cycle enters a short transition phase known as the Catagen Phase, which marks the end of active hair growth and cuts individual hairs from the blood supply and from the cells that produce new hair.
About 3% of all hairs are in this stage at any one time and it lasts for about 10 days.
Telogen Phase: The third stage of your hair’s natural growth cycle is the Telogen Phase, a resting period in which strands remain in their follicles but are not actively growing.
It is estimated that 10-15 percent of your hairs are in the Telogen Phase at any given time.
The Telogen phase lasts about three months or 100 days.
Exogenous Phase: The final stage of the hair growth cycle, when individual hairs are released from their follicles and fall out.
Now the whole process starts again.
She explained: “I bumped into him at a wedding and his hair looked great.
“She explained that she had gone to DHI because the treatment is so subtle and no one knows you’ve had it until all the hair has grown back.”
Bridge made his name and fortune after joining Southampton to earn a move to Chelsea in 2003.
After six years at Stamford Bridge, he joined Manchester City and then finished his career at Reading in 2014.
Bridge fell out with John Terry over claims his England team-mate had an affair with Bridge’s ex-girlfriend Vanessa Peroncel in 2009.
Bridge tied the knot with glamorous Frankie in July 2014 – nine months after Parker was born.
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