Ryan Seacrest Gets Elbow Surgery to Repair Torn Tendon
Ryan Seacrest backstage at FOX's "American Idol" Season 11 Top 10 To 9 Live Elimination Show on March 22, 2012 in Hollywood, California
Credit: FOX via Getty Images
Despite his busy schedule, Ryan Seacrest found time to repair a torn tendon in his elbow Wednesday.
"I had a probe stuck into my right elbow," the 37-year-old American Idol host said on his KIIS-FM radio show. "They went in with a tiny little probe and they scraped some scar tissue from the tendon, because I tore the tendon from working out."
Seacrest was awake for the procedure, though he "couldn't look" at what was happening. "But [I could feel] the pressure."
The minor surgery took longer than Seacrest anticipated. "I didn't calculate suturing into my schedule," he said. "I thought it was an in-and-out, 12-minute procedure."
Credit: Twitter
The surgery lasted a few hours, though "it was very easy and practically noninvasive," said Seacrest, who's still going strong with girlfriend Julianne Hough, 23.
PHOTOS: Ryan's adorable romance with girlfriend Julianne Hough
Though he's still recovering, Seacrest is still expected to host American Idol's results show Thursday.
