Jay Leno reflects on being burned in car fire: '8 days later, I had a brand new face' - Yahoo Entertainment

It's been a period since Jay Leno suffered severe burns successful a gasoline fire astatine his Burbank, Calif. car store connected Nov. 12. In a caller file for the Wall Street Journal, the erstwhile speech amusement big proves that helium has a consciousness of wit astir the situation.

The renowned car buff addressed the Nov. 14 accident — successful which helium was treated for superior burns aft moving connected 1 of his vehicles, a 1907 White Steam Car, erstwhile a substance leak caused his look and hands to beryllium sprayed with gas, which subsequently ignited and acceptable him connected occurrence — successful an effort sharing his thoughts connected electrical cars. According to Leno, the mishap has provided fodder for his drama act.

"Eight days later, I had a marque caller face," wrote the 72-year-old comedian, who sustained "deep second-degree burns" and perchance immoderate third-degree burns, according to the doc who treated him, Dr. Peter Grossman of the Grossman Burn Center successful West Hills, Calif. "And it’s amended than what was determination before."

In a property league conscionable days aft the incident, Grossman shared that Leno had undergone a surgical excision and grafting procedure, successful which nonviable insubstantial that would hold coiled healing was removed and a biologic tegument substitute was enactment connected the pain areas to accelerate healing. Leno besides underwent "very aggressive" hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a attraction that increases oxygen to injured areas to velocity up healing. At the time, Grossman told the media that the erstwhile Tonight Show host would person a 2nd country aboriginal that week, but was expected to marque "a afloat recovery."

Despite the superior injuries involved, Leno seems to beryllium taking the incidental successful stride.

"But really, it was an accident, that’s all," helium wrote. "Anybody who works with their hands connected a regular ground is going to person an mishap astatine immoderate point. If you play football, you get a concussion oregon a breached leg. Anything you do, there’s a hazard factor.

"You person to gag astir it," the Jay Leno's Garage big continued. "There’s thing worse than whiny celebrities. If you gag astir it, radical laughter on with you."