Linda Evangelista lands another modeling gig after fat-freezing left her 'brutally disfigured'

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Linda Evangelista has landed another modeling gig after she was left "brutally disfigured" by a CoolSculpting procedure. Evangelista, 57, appeared on the cover of British Vogue for the September issue.

She also shared with the magazine her experience with CoolSculpting. "I couldn’t live in that pain any longer," Evangelista told Vogue about coming out of her hiding after five years. "I knew I had to make a change, and the only change was to tell my truth." Evangelista admitted if she knew what she knows now about the "risk" of the CoolSculpting treatment, she would not have done it.

Model Linda Evangelista, pictured here in June 2015, said she began the "fat freezing" treatments August 2015 through February 2016, and was left unable to work following the noninvasive procedures. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic) "If I had known side effects may include losing your livelihood and you’ll end up so depressed that you hate yourself…" Evangelista said. "I wouldn’t have taken that risk." In September, Evangelista filed a lawsuit and sued CoolSculpting’s parent company, Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc., for $50 million in damages.

CoolSculpting, an FDA-cleared "fat freezing" procedure, has become popular for being a noninvasive alternative to liposuction.