Model Linda Evangelista opens up about missed plastic procedures

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Model Linda Evangelista talks about the plastic surgery she underwent that left her with mental health issues to this day.

In August 2015, Linda Evangelista underwent her first of two full-body liposuctions. After that, the most photographed person in the world withdrew from the public eye.

The now 56-year-old speaks to the magazine”People» About her cosmetic procedures. Because they were “permanently disfigured” and “brutally disfigured”.

In the 1990s, the Canadian was the inspiration for icons such as Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld and photographer Stephen Meisel. Over the course of her career, she has participated in more than 700 magazine covers.

“I loved being on the podium. Now I’m afraid to meet someone,” the former model tells the American newspaper. She wanted to remove fat deposits with CoolSculpting technology. Fat cells are destroyed by the targeted effect of cold and later broken down through the metabolism. But in the case Evangelista, the intervention had the opposite effect.

Interventions did the opposite

Three months after the operation, Evangelista noticed bulges on her chin, thighs, and bra area. It is said that the areas she wanted to shrink had grown. Then I started excessive dieting and exercising to finally get rid of the fat.

“I tried to fix it myself because I thought I was doing something wrong,” Evangelista says. At some point I stopped eating. She suffered from depression and severe pain.

50 million dollar lawsuit

In June 2016, she visited a doctor again, and he informed her that she had a so-called Paradoxical lipid hyperplasia Event. This is a rare complication that can occur with cosmetic surgeries. In September 2016, Evangelista sued CoolSculpting’s parent company for $50 million in damages. The company is accused of covering up potential side effects. According to People, the company has not commented on the ongoing lawsuit.

I lost my identity

The former supermodel shunned the public for five years. But now it shows itself for the first time – with an important message. Through her story, she wants not only to rebuild her self-confidence, but also to warn others about such intrusions.

The supermodel inside is gone, so to speak. She has completely lost herself and her identity and questions her decision. «Why do we feel the need to do these things to our bodies? I always knew I was going to get old. I know there are things the body goes through. But I didn’t think I would look like this.” (cst)

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