Jay Leno Seen Bandaged Up In Hyperbaric Chamber After His Car Burst Into Flames

Comedian and actor Jay Leno, 72, allowed Inside Edition to movie him portion helium recovers wrong a hyperbaric enclosure pursuing his pain mishap connected Nov. 13 (watch VIDEO HERE.) The beloved TV big was spotted wrong the enclosure with bandages connected his near limb that went up to his elbow and his close manus wholly covered. Jay wore a bluish infirmary gown and was barefoot portion wrong the aesculapian instrumentality connected Wednesday afternoon. He is presently recovering from a tragic burn accident that took spot connected Sunday, pursuing a gasoline leak successful his 1907 White Steam Car.

Jay Leno suffered burns to his face, hands, & thorax arsenic a effect of a car occurrence connected Nov. 13. (SplashNews)

Although Jay did not talk successful the clip, his doctor, Dr. Peter Grossman, shared with the quality outlet astir the 72-year-old’s presumption astatine this time. He explained that the hyperbaric enclosure is captious successful Jay’s recovery. “It helps alteration swelling, it helps summation humor travel with bully oxygenation and it helps alteration bacteria,” the aesculapian nonrecreational said. Jay suffered burns connected his face, hands, arsenic good arsenic his chest, per the outlet.

Dr. Grossman besides confirmed that the former Tonight Show host has already received tegument grafts pursuing the accident. “He’s had tegument grafts that are not his own, meaning tegument that we person successful our tegument bank,” helium explained. “That’s what we initially bash arsenic a archetypal stage.” Dr. Grossman besides revealed that Jay is acceptable to acquisition different process aboriginal successful the week. In addition, the doc said that Jay is “up and walking around” arsenic good arsenic making jokes with everyone. Jay adjacent made definite to dispersed joyousness successful the infirmary and handed retired cookies to children that were besides successful the pain center.

Jay Leno is an actor, comedian, and erstwhile big of ‘The Tonight Show.’ (Janet Mayer / SplashNews.com)

When the incidental occurred connected Sunday, Jay spoke to TMZ about his injuries and confirmed they are “third-degree” level burns. He told the outlet that helium was moving connected the 115-year-old car to code a “clogged substance line” erstwhile it burst into flames. The gasoline sprayed him connected his look and hands, but luckily his friend, Dave, was adjacent to help. Jay’s pal “jumped connected him” successful bid to “smother” the flames, and perchance saved his life.

The actor’s wife, Mavis Leno, 76, reportedly appeared “somber” erstwhile she visited Jay astatine the infirmary connected Wednesday. The aesculapian professionals stated that Jay’s scarring volition beryllium disposable for the “foreseeable future” and that “maybe not astatine all” down the line. Dr. Grossman assured viewers that Jay should beryllium capable to marque a afloat betterment soon, and anticipates it taking little than “months.” He explained, “As I’m getting to larn astir Jay, I don’t deliberation it’s gonna beryllium months – I truly deliberation he’s the benignant of feline whose conscionable going to determination forward.”