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Linda Evangelista rose to fame in the 1990s, graced catwalks and magazine covers. This photo is from 2009).
Linda Evangelista was left “permanently disfigured” from an adverse reaction to a fat reduction procedure.
This was revealed on Thursday by who was one of the great supermodels of the 90s and who is 56 years old today, to his 900,000 followers on Instagram.
A cosmetic treatment she underwent five years ago increased instead of reducing her fat cells, a rare side effect. “I have developed fat hyperplasia paradójica o PAH(for the acronym in English), he wrote on his social network account.
“I have been left, as the media has described me, ‘unrecognizable’.”
Evangelista explained that this is why had disappeared from the public eye†
In the same publication, the Canadian model specified that she had had “two corrective and painful surgeries that did not work” after the weight-loss procedure in question, also known as body contouring surgery or body contourswould have the opposite effect.
“To my fans who have wondered why I didn’t work while my colleagues’ careers were thriving: the reason is that I was brutally disfigureda through (a procedure) that ended up doing the opposite of what it promised,” Evangelista explained.
“A prisoner”
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Evangelista poses for a group of photographers on the red carpet at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
“(The procedure) not only destroyed my livelihood, but it also put me in a cycle of great depression, deep sadness and very deep self-loathinghe added.
“Meanwhile, I have become a hermit.”
In her Instagram post, the star explained that she wanted to tell her story to the public to can go ahead with his life and make it clear that he would sue the company she believes is responsible.
The company Linda Evangelista says she went to for the cosmetic procedure has not yet responded to the BBC’s request for comment.
“I’m so tired of living this way,” Evangelista continued.
“I would like to walk out the door with your head held higheven though I don’t look like myself anymore.”
This non-surgical procedure, which has gained popularity in recent years, uses low temperatures to reduce fat deposits in certain areas of the body.
Evangelista described the “very rare but serious side effect” he experienced, explaining that “it means that the fat cells in the area being treated they grow more instead of doing smaller†
“It is not entirely clear why this is happening,” he added.
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From left to right: Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in 1989.
Linda Evangelista rose to fame in the 1990s as part of a group of emerging supermodels.
He walked the most prestigious catwalks around the world and was several times the cover of thes different editions of theknown magazine Fashion†
“Super role model of courage”
He also appeared in a music video for the late musician George Michael along with his colleagues Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington.
Stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and stylist Karla Welch expressed their support with comments on Evangelista’s post, as did designers Jeremy Scott and Brandon Maxwell.
“His and you will always be a supermodelnow you add (the label of) brave super role model to your glorious resume,” Scott wrote, as Paltrow posted a red heart emoji.
“I’ve always recognized you as someone who was physically beautiful, yes, but more importantly, you really radiated from within… In your darkest moments, never forget and continue to illuminate the light you have illuminated so many of us with,” Brandon wrote Maxwell.
For her part, her fellow model Karen Elson showed her all her affection: “Dear Linda. I love you so much, to be all brave and wonderful”.
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