Ex-Chelsea and England star Wayne Bridge shows off full head of hair at screening of ‘The Wild Robot’ after transplant
WAYNE BRIDGE showed off the stunning results of his hair transplant at the star-studded screening of ‘The Wild Robot’ on Sunday.Bridge, 44, was supporting wife Frankie, 35, who voiced the part of Snowdown the Goose in the upcoming Dreamworks film.Wayne Bridge’s hair transplant has worked a treatThe former footballer was on the red carpet with his family on SundayBridge underwent a hair transplant last monthThe former footballer revealed that he had a hair transplant at a top Harley Street Clinic to boost his confidence at the start of October.It involved removing 4,085 hair follicles individually and then replanting them in the balder areas with a special pen – without the need to shave the whole head.Bridge explained how Frankie encouraged his decision.And now Bridge has returned the favour by supporting his wife on the red carpet during the 68th BFI London Film Festival. READ MORE ON CHELSEAThe impressive results have come through quickly as Bridge’s hair looked full and no patterned baldness could be detected. The couple were joined by their two sons Parker, 10, and Carter, eight.Wayne previously said:”I have been suffering from hair loss since my mid-30s and I just felt it would give me a bit of a boost to get it sorted. “So many men are getting help with their hair and it is really no big deal. I told Frankie what I was doing and she was really supportive.Most read in FootballThe procedure involved extracting and replanting more than 4,000 hair folliclesBridge showed off his new look after undergoing the procedureThe former Chelsea star got the work done at a top London clinicFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”She said, ‘Go for it,’ and supports anything that makes me feel better about myself.”Bridge was inspired to get the treatment after a celebrity friend recommended the London specialists, whose treatments start from £3,000 and where cricketer Phil Tufnell went for his new look.Coleen Rooney signs for I’m A Celebrity in biggest deal in show’s history with bosses hoping she spills secrets on Wagatha and WayneThe 4 stages of the hair growth cycleHair experts at Philip Kingsley shared the four stages of the hair growtn cycle are: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen and Exogen.Anagen Phase: Also known as the ‘Growth Phase’ or ‘Active Phase’, is when the cells in the root of your hair are most rapidly dividing so more new hair is formed.During the Anagen Phase, hair grows around half an inch a month [about six inches a year], and faster in the summer than in winter.This phase of the hair growth cycle lasts an average of three to five years.Catagen Phase: Following the Anagen Phase, your hair cycle enters a short transitional phase known as the Catagen Phase, which signals the end of active hair growth and cuts individual hairs off from the blood supply and from the cells that produce new hair.Approximately three percent of all hairs are in this stage at any time and it lasts for around 10 days.Telogen Phase: The third stage of your natural hair growth cycle is the Telogen Phase, a resting period when strands remain in their follicles but are not actively growing.An estimate of 10-15 percent of your hairs are in the Telogen Phase at any given moment.The Telogen Phase lasts around three months or 100 days.Exogen Phase: The final stage of the Hair Growth Cycle, when individual hair strands are released from their follicles and fall out.Now the whole process begins again. He explained: “I bumped into him at a wedding and his hair looked great.”He explained that he had gone to DHI because the treatment is so discreet and no one knows you have had it done until all the hair has grown back.”Bridge made his name and fortune after breaking through at Southampton to earn his transfer to Chelsea in 2003.After six years at Stamford Bridge, he joined Manchester City then finished his club career with Reading in 2014.Bridge famously fell out with John Terry over allegations that his England team-mate had an affair with Bridge’s former girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel in 2009. Bridge tied the knot with glamorous Frankie in July 2014 – nine months after Parker was born.Bridge racked up 36 senior caps for EnglandBridge spent six years at Chelsea between 2003-2009 More