Linda Evangelista Speaks Out About Her Plastic Surgery Nightmare: 'I'm Done Hiding'

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Linda Evangelista is putting on a brave face after revealing all about a botched cosmetic fat-freezing procedure that left her 'brutally disfigured.'The Canadian-born supermodel, 56, was pictured in New York City on Wednesday for the first time without a face mask on, after the fashion star defiantly said she was 'done hiding' last week.Linda, who has a 15-year-old son Augustin with ex François-Henri Pinault, has rarely been seen since undergoing the paradoxical adipose hyperplasia back in 2016.But dressed casually in all-black loungewear, the 5′ 10″ former cover girl made no attempt to hide her appearance as she stopped by Manhattan's trendy Chelsea Market a week after her bombshell news. Pictured:Linda Evangelista seen for the first time without a face mask on...

Linda Evangelista is “done hiding.” The legendary supermodel is opening up about her emotional and physical journey, after undergoing a cosmetic procedure that left her “permanently deformed.”“I loved being up on the catwalk,” she shared, “Now I dread running into someone I know. I can’t live like this anymore, in hiding and shame.

Linda Evangelista was one of Canada’s most famous supermodels - then botched plastic surgery forced her into hiding.The star was one of the most photographed people in the world but has spent the last five years secluded from the rest of the world. Linda, 56, has spoken out about how a ‘fat-freezing’ procedure called CoolSculpting (promoted as a non-invasive alternative to liposuction) left her ‘brutally disfigured’. She told People: “I loved being up on the catwalk.

After revealing a botched fat-freezing procedure left her “brutally disfigured” and a recluse, Linda Evangelista opened up about how the incident affected the relationship with her 15-year-old son Augie. “[Augie] used to say, ‘Mommy, do you remember when you used to be fun?’ ” Linda explained to People. “‘Remember when you used to laugh all the time? How come you don’t laugh anymore?’ I hate what this has done to my relationship with him.”

Linda Evangelistarecently shared how a rare side effect from a fat-freezing procedure she underwent five years ago has left her 'brutally disfigured' and a recluse.Now the supermodel, 56, is talking about the devastating impact that the aftermath of CoolSculpting - which increased her fat cells instead of decreasing them - had on her relationship with sonAugustin James Evangelista, 15.'[Augie] used to say, "Mommy, do you remember when you used to be fun? Remember when you used to laugh all the time? How come you don't laugh anymore?" I hate what this has done to my relationship with him,' she said in an interview with PEOPLE. Difficult: Linda Evangelista, 56, shared the devastating impact that her fat-freezing procedure gone wrong has had on her relationship with son Augustin, 15; Evangelista pictured withAugustin on May, 2014 in NYThe fashion icon went on to disclose that even though she has always taught her son -whom she shares with billionaire François-Henri Pinault, 59 (who is now wed to Salma Hayek) - that outward appearance is not an indicator of beauty, she is not able to apply that reasoning to her own case.

Linda Evangelista vowed that she is ‘not going to hide anymore’ after revealing negative side effects from a cosmetic procedure.The 56-year-old revealed in September that she had been left ‘permanently deformed’ and ‘brutally disfigured’ after developing paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), following a ‘fat-reducing procedure’.She reportedly filed a lawsuit against CoolSculpting’s parent company Zeltiq Aesthetics over the issues in September.Posing for her first photoshoot after speaking out over the ordeal, she told People Magazine: ‘I loved being up on the catwalk. Now I dread running into someone I know.‘I can’t live like this any more, in hiding and shame.

Linda Evangelista has been pictured for the first time after taking part in her first photo shoot since revealing her botched fat freezing procedure.The supermodel, 56, was spotted leaving Whole Foods grocery store in New York on Tuesday, bundled up in a black down coat with a face mask concealing the majority of her complexion.She wore a pair of metallic tinted AirPods, camouflage print joggers, and black boots. Doing her thing: Linda Evangelista has been pictured out for the first time after taking part in her first photo shoot since revealing her botched fat freezing procedureLinda left the supermarket with her brunette hair slicked back with a claw clip and a pair of translucent glasses shielding her eyes.She kept a low-profile as she emerged from the bustling store, occasionally ducking her head down as she carried her two shopping bags before setting them down on the floor.

Linda Evangelista has spoken out after being left 'permanently deformed' by a cosmetic procedure. In September last year, the 56 year old supermodel blasted the popular fat-reduction procedure called CoolSculpting, alleging that it did the "opposite" of what it had promised and claimed that it left her with physical and mental side effects. And in her first photoshoot since detailing her intent to take the company to court, Linda opened up about how she "once loved being on the catwalk but now dreads running into someone [she] knows".The Canadian broke down in tears as she added to People: "I can't live like this anymore, in hiding and shame.

Linda Evangelista has gone through hell the last few years after undergoing a procedure that was supposed to remove her fat and left her with an even bigger problem. After nearly five years of hiding in the shadows ashamed of her new body, the fashion icon is now opening up about — and showing off — her new look.

People magazine for the first time after the disastrous procedure, which left her feeling compelled to hide away from the world.She had taken part in a CoolSculpting procedure to reduce her fat cells, billed as a "non-invasive alternative to liposuction", and which the company claims has been successfully undertaken by over 11 million people worldwide.Unfortunately, Linda suffered a "rare side effect" which caused her fat cells to do the reverse of what the treatment promised to do, and increase instead of decrease.After being told that no amount of exercise would reverse the procedure's effects, she followed up with two further surgeries to try to undo the damage.A post shared by People Magazine (@people)Speaking on Instagram last year, Linda explained: "To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised."It increased, not decreased, my fat cells and left me permanently deformed even after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful, corrective surgeries. I have been left, as the media has described, 'unrecognisable'."Linda had started to develop huge bulges of fat in her under-arm area, her thighs, and her face.She was reduced to tears during her brand new interview with People, in which she lamented: "I loved being up on the catwalk.

Linda Evangelista isn't hiding anymore. Nearly five months after the 56-year-old supermodel filed a lawsuit claiming she was «brutally disfigured» by a fat-freezing procedure, she's no longer covering up.«I loved being up on the catwalk. Now I dread running into someone I know,» Evangelista tells.

Linda Evangelista isn't hiding anymore. Nearly five months after the 56-year-old supermodel filed a lawsuit claiming she was «brutally disfigured» by a fat-freezing procedure, she's no longer covering up.«I loved being up on the catwalk. Now I dread running into someone I know,» Evangelista tells.

Linda Evangelista, 56, looks drastically different after trying CoolSculpting at a dermatologist’s office between August 2015 and Feb. 2016. Six years later, the model is opening up about the aftermath of the procedure, which is cleared by the FDA and considered an alternative to liposuction. In the new issue of People, she shared the first new photos of herself in years, showing off her new look, which you can see here. She said she is “permanently deformed” and “brutally disfigured” from CoolSculpting, which is also referred to as “fat-freezing.”

Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista speaks candidly about her fat-freezing nightmare in a new interview.