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.
I just couldn't live in this pain any longer. I'm willing to finally speak." Linda claimed that three months after her treatments, which she underwent from August 2015 to February 2016, she noticed bulges at her chin, thighs and bra area.
While she had treated those areas to reduce her fat cells, she saw a rare adverse effect called Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia that saw her fat cells increase. "I tried to fix it myself, thinking I was doing something wrong.
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