Recovering Jay Leno Seen For First Time Since Suffering Horrible Burns

Poor Jay Leno!

We’ve been masking Jay’s restoration from a automotive hearth on Sunday. The longtime Tonight Show host was engaged on automobiles in his storage when a hearth began and badly burned his face and palms. From what we’ve heard, the accidents are extreme, with third diploma burns that may probably require pores and skin grafts.

He’s being handled on the Grossman Burn Center, the most important burn therapy heart on this planet. And whereas the Jay Leno’s Garage star remains to be a good distance from returning to internet hosting duties, he did make a particular look on TV Wednesday night time. Inside Edition obtained an up-close have a look at his restoration course of, revealing a partial have a look at the comic.

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Jay could be seen in a hyperbaric chamber, which Dr. Peter Grossman, the middle’s namesake, defined helps to “increase blood flow with good oxygenation” in addition to reducing swelling and danger of bacterial an infection. Dr. Grossman additionally confirmed that Leno has undergone his first “grafting procedure” already and “did well,” noting:

“His injuries are serious, his condition is good… He is in good spirits today.”

Leno, whose palms had been lined in bandages and face was barely seen however clearly wrapped in gauze, took a second to elucidate the accident. He instructed the outlet he was engaged on his 1907 White Steam Car when a spark ignited a gas leak. He credit his pal Dave with saving his life by leaping on him rapidly to place out the flames.

He ended up with burns on his face, palms, and chest, defined Grossman, however regardless of the extent of the accidents he’s anticipated to make a “full recovery”:

“As I’m getting to know Jay, I don’t think it’s going to be months. I think he’s the kind of guy who’s gonna move forward.”

Wow. What wonderful information! See the total phase, together with our greatest look but at Leno’s restoration (beneath):

[Image via Jay Leno’s Garage/Inside Edition/YouTube.]