Houses aren’t the only thing he’s renovating.
Tarek El Moussa, the co-host of HGTV’s “The Flip Off,” revealed to Page Six how he got his new look — including fuller hair.
During an interview with “Virtual Reali-Tea” hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy, the TV personality dispelled the rumor that he wore a toupee during the latest season of “The Flip Off.”
“Here’s what I did: I got PRP injections in my head, which caused my hair to grow in fuller,” El Moussa explained.
PRP, or Platelet-Rich Plasma, is made when platelets (a type of cell full of growth factors that can speed up the healing process) are separated from a vial of someone’s blood and then pushed into the plasma, according to New York Presbyterian. Many use the injections to prevent hair loss and, like El Moussa, even promote new growth.
El Moussa told “Virtual Reali-Tea” that PRP injections aren’t the only thing he’s used to facilitate his glow up. According to the real estate guru, his wife “Selling Sunset” alum Heather Rae Young sends him to get a collagen-boosting micro-needling procedure on his face every six weeks.
“The other six weeks, they fry [my skin] with a laser. Then I rotate [between the procedures] every six weeks and that’s why my skin looks better,” El Moussa said.
In addition to micro-needling and laser resurfacing, El Moussa explained that he also gets Botox injections so he doesn’t get “as many wrinkles.”
“It really works actually. I was shocked,” he said.
El Moussa has been candid about his health struggles. The HGTV star was diagnosed with thyroid and testicular cancer in 2013, and injured his back seriously just a few months after going into remission.
“Life’s been real tough. The public divorce, the heartbreak, the two cancers, the surgeries – I just got my ass kicked for so long,” he told Page Six, “but I never quit.”
Despite everything, El Moussa said his 10-year health journey has made him especially grateful for where he is today.
“I have gratitude for how I feel, because I feel good and I know what it’s like to not feel good,” El Moussa said.
“Whenever I think something is going wrong, or if I’m in a bad spot or feeling pain, I take a moment, I remember my past and that this is nothing compared to what I’ve been through.”
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