Model Linda Evangelista Is Suing A Company She Says 'Brutally Disfigured' Her

"I have been left, as the media has described, 'unrecognizable,'" she said.

Model Linda Evangelista Is Suing A Company She Says 'Brutally Disfigured' Her
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A Canadian supermodel is putting a company on blast after she alleged they left her "permanently deformed" from a procedure they performed.

Linda Evangelista posted on Instagram on Thursday, September 23, saying that her modelling career was stunted due to a CoolSculpting procedure by Zeltiq, a Californian company, in a story that she's kept to herself for over five years.

Evangelista said the fat-reduction procedure left her with Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia (PAH), which she said resulted in her having depression, sadness and "the lowest depths of self-loathing."

A representative from CoolSculpting responded to Narcity's request for comment by saying they do not comment on legal matters.

Evangelista alleged that despite two "painful" corrective surgeries, she's been left "unrecognizable" by the procedure. This lawsuit, she said, is her chance to rid herself of the associated shame.

"I would like to walk out my door with my head held high," she wrote, "despite not looking like myself any longer."

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  • Cormac O'Brien
    Cormac O'Brien was an Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering all things exciting and trending about Canada. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Victoria, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and was awarded the BCYNA Community News Scholarship for his writing. He was also the producer and co-host of Now On Narcity, Narcity's flagship podcast.

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