"Disfigured" after resorting to beauty treatment: one of the most beautiful women in the world, Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista, revealed that she remained "permanently deformed" after what was supposed to be a seemingly routine non-surgical procedure.
In a post on Instagram, the supermodel who dominated the global catwalks in the 90s with Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss
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said that after receiving a "CoolSculpting" (cryolipolysis) treatment which causes non-invasive reduction of body fat through localized skin cooling, she developed a rare side effect that caused a radical metamorphosis of her appearance to the point of making her unrecognizable.
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"I developed a paradoxical adipose hyperplasia that not only undermined my sources of subsistence, it also caused me a deep depression and a huge contempt for my appearance. In this process I closed in on myself. I became a recluse." , said the 59-year-old former supermodel who, again in 2014, was among the 50 models chosen for the September cover of Vogue Italia.
Linda said she kept what happened to her for five years and the revelation sparked a race for solidarity in the fashion world: "You are and always will be a supermodel", wrote Moschino's designer Jeremy. Scott.
"I love you, dear Linda," Marc Jacobs sent her to say.
While Naomi Campbell "applauded the courage and strength" of her friend "for sharing her experience:" Try not to be held hostage anymore. "