Mark Clattenburg has a hair transplant after former Premier League referee becoming ‘frustrated’ at losing his hair at such a young age

FORMER Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has undergone a hair transplant procedure after becoming "frustrated" at losing his hair so young.

Clattenburg, 42, now officiating in Saudi Arabia, underwent the treatment at the .

And the match official revealed his confidence is now at an all-time high after his hair was given a new lease of life.

Clattenburg told specialists at MHR Clinic: "I was refereeing in the Premier League and I was embarrassed watching myself back on TV as my hair was receding.

"I'd been trying to brush it over to hide some of the bald patches. I was frustrated that I was so young and losing my hair.

"It wasn't unexpected because severe hair loss is normal in my family. I was expecting it to happen but I wanted to have a head of hair."

Clattenburg revealed the treatment from MHR Clinic has been life-changing, in massively boosting his confidence.

The ref - now officiating in Saudi Arabia - added: "The confidence I have now, walking around with a full head of hair from what it was like, is phenomenal.

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"I probably take longer to get ready, which frustrates my wife.

"But now I can style it and gel it and do things with it that I've never been able to do in the past."

Meanwhile, MHR Clinic’s leading hair surgeon Ioannis Marmangiolis recalled: “Mark had severe hair loss and required an extensive two-day procedure.

“The extraction was taken from one side of the donor area for the crown area the first day and the second part of the procedure from the other side of the donor area for Zone A and his frontal hair line.

“He was very calm and relaxed during surgery and pleasantly surprised at how painless and easy the
whole procedure was. As you can see an excellent result.”

Clattenburg is by no means the only famous sporting face to have seen his hair given a new lease of life.

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan also received treatment from the .

And Vaughan even tweeted about Clattenburg's new do, writing: "Lovely to have a Ref on board ..."