The 52-year-old actor denied allegations that he had a hair transplant after suffering from serious hair loss in the 1990s in an interview with LADBible. In his memoir titled Greenlights, McConaughey describes how he shaved off all of his tresses after experiencing substantial hair loss in the 1990s. The Magic Mike star said that after shaving his head, he began applying a topical cream onto his scalp “once a day for 10 minutes” in an attempt to regenerate his hair. There was no Propecia, he said he was fully committed to the manual labor each day.

American actor Matthew McConaughey is grateful to have a full head of hair after nearly losing it all more than two decades ago. However, he is not happy that some others are claiming credit for it.

Following the success of McConaughey’s hair restoration experiment, rumors circulated that he had undergone a transplant. The actor eventually learned that a surgeon was taking credit for his ostensibly successful hair transplant. The Texas native said that a Beverly Hills doctor told him that another doctor had claimed, at an international hair transplant conference, having given McConaughey hair plugs that had led to hair growth and his fuller mane.

During an interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan in 2017, the star revealed that he was rubbing on his head a “stuff called Regenix.” McConaughey stated he now had more hair than he did in 1999, even without the treatment. The on-screen personality emphasized that he has never used any other therapy or drug to try to grow his hair, claiming that his long tresses are the consequence of his dedication to applying the topical ointment on a daily basis.

And, even though he now has thick, long hair that he has had for years, the actor says he is not taking any chances when it comes to his hair care routine.

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