Jay Leno is keeping his spirits up after surviving third-degree burns from a car fire accident. The comedian visited “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and opened up about the horrific ordeal. Clarkson complimented Leno on his appearance and he quipped, “This is a brand new face … It’s unbelievable. I was working on a car and I got a face full of gasoline and it caught fire. I’d been eating a flaming hot Dorito … When I bit into it, it set my face on fire,” he joked. In a moment of gravity, Leno admitted, “It was pretty bad.” Clarkson exclaimed, “I can’t tell at all!” Leno went back to his humorous self and pointing to his chin, cracked, “No, you’d think there’d be a zipper here or something … Only for the second time in my career am I the new face of comedy.”
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As People reported, Leno had to undergo two skin-grafting surgeries, as well as hyperbaric oxygen treatment, which helped accelerate healing. At the time, Dr. Peter Grossman stated, “Some of the burns to the face are a little deeper and a little more concerning.” Thankfully, Leno made a full recovery, and according to Clarkson, he is looking better than ever.
