{"id":344272,"date":"2011-03-28T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/28\/jason-gardiner-reveals-surgeons-pre-operative-photograph-after-22000-hair-transplant\/"},"modified":"2011-03-28T11:35:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T11:35:00","slug":"jason-gardiner-reveals-surgeons-pre-operative-photograph-after-22000-hair-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/28\/jason-gardiner-reveals-surgeons-pre-operative-photograph-after-22000-hair-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Gardiner reveals surgeon&#8217;s pre-operative photograph after \u00a322,000 hair transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"123.25313310285\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 12:21 PM on 28th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Jason Gardiner excitedly revealed his new luscious locks of hair on last night\u2019s Dancing On Ice final, but now the pictures behind the amazing surgery have been released.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old\u2019s hair transplant was a lengthy process, including an eight-hour operation and then waiting almost a year for the results to grow through.<\/p>\n<p>But Jason was grinning from ear to ear last night as he uncovered the spectacular transformation that cost him a cool $35,000 (\u00a322,000).<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e1cf3845970_468x332.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"332\" alt=\"Pre-operative: Jason Gardiner was photographed before going into the operating theatre with markings on his head\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pre-operative: Jason Gardiner was photographed before going into the operating theatre with markings on his head<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ITV show judge has revealed his pre-operative photograph that shows the surgeon\u2019s markings of where the transplanted follicles were placed<\/p>\n<p>Jason yesterday admitted that his baldness sparked a spiral of self-hatred and depression and says the transplant is \u2018not something to be ashamed of\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Because I am a public personality, if my story can help other people that are going through what I went through, then that\u2019s great\u2019, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jason\u2019s hairy success story began when he visited The Hospital Group in London\u2019s Harley Street, where he met Dr Craig Ziering.<\/p>\n<p>The surgeon took tissue from the back of Gardiner\u2019s head, which supported strong growth, and then grafted the hair follicles to the balding parts of the scalp.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e4342322477_468x604.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"604\" alt=\"Results: Jason had an ear to ear grin last night as he pulled his hat off and revealed his luscious new locks\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Results: Jason had an ear to ear grin last night as he pulled his hat off and revealed his luscious new locks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr Ziering said they were luckily able to cover the entire zone that they wanted to and Jason is ecstatic with his new look.<\/p>\n<p>Jason&#8217;s expensive operation was performed in Los Angeles but the surgery is available in the UK also.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from The Hospital Group told the Mail Online: \u2018Jason&#8217;s cost $35,000 because he had the platinum service, which means the whole surgery unit was closed down for him, so no one else had surgery that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The hair transplant is performed in the UK too though and costs range between \u00a33,250 and \u00a39,000, depending on the number of grafts need and the density of thickness wanted.\u2019<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0d4f526c103_468x380.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"380\" alt=\"Hairy success: Jason yesterday admitted that his baldness sparked a spiral of self-hatred and depression\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hairy success: Jason yesterday admitted that his baldness sparked a spiral of self-hatred and depression<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the operation it usually takes between five and 10 months for the new hair to become visibly fuller and in Jason\u2019s case, he waited nine months before showing off his do.<\/p>\n<p>And the star told his 60,000 followers via Twitter yesterday: \u2018I will have a second one in order to get back all the hair I lost. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The medical technology these days is just remarkable! It\u2019s quite miraculous what they can do these days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dr Ziering is a genius! X Thank you I\u2019m very happy with the results.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gardiner surprised Dancing On Ice viewers last night when he took his hat off and said to contestant Laura Hamilton: \u2018Laura I have to say I take my hat off to you \u2013 incredible!<\/p>\n<p>Surprised co-host Holly Willoughby gasped afterwards: \u2018I\u2019m almost speechless about what was under the hat!<\/p>\n<p>Dr Ziering has more than 19 years of experience as a hair transplant surgeon based in Southern California, in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5f124b55709_468x592.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"592\" alt=\"Balding: Before Jason's surgery he felt self-conscious off his smooth head\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Balding: Before Jason&#8217;s surgery he felt self-conscious off his smooth head<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e1cf3845970_468x332.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1370688\/Jason-Gardiner-reveals-surgeons-pre-operative-photograph-22-000-hair-transplant.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Jason Gardiner reveals surgeon's pre-operative photograph after \u00a322,000 hair transplant\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Gardiner reveals surgeon&#8217;s pre-operative photograph after \u00a322,000 hair transplant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:21 PM on 28th March 2011 Jason Gardiner excitedly revealed his new luscious locks of hair on last night\u2019s Dancing On Ice final, but now the pictures behind the amazing surgery have been released. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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