Linda Evangelista says she's been 'permanently deformed' after cosmetic ...

Linda Evangelista says she's been 'permanently deformed' after cosmetic ...
Linda Evangelista says she's been 'permanently deformed' after cosmetic ...

Linda Evangelista claimed she has been 'brutally disfigured' from a cosmetic procedure as she explained her year absence from the spotlight on Wednesday. 

The supermodel, 56, took a tentative step back into the public eye when she blamed her 'reclusive' behaviour' on a disfiguring procedure.

In a statement shared to Instagram, the Nineties-icon claimed she had been 'permanently deformed' due to a rare side effect from a cosmetic procedure.

According to Evangelista, she had undergone a CoolSculpting procedure to 'decrease' her fat cells, but instead the procedure allegedly 'increased' her fat cells. 

Dramatic return: The supermodel Linda Evangelista, 56, claimed in an Instagram statement from Wednesday that she had been 'permanently deformed' after a CoolSculpting procedure allegedly caused a rare side effect; seen in 2005

Dramatic return: The supermodel Linda Evangelista, 56, claimed in an Instagram statement from Wednesday that she had been 'permanently deformed' after a CoolSculpting procedure allegedly caused a rare side effect; seen in 2005

Linda's statement read: 'Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and have kept to myself for over five years...

'To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers' careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq's CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised...

'It increased, not decreased, my fat cells and left me permanently deformed even after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful corrective surgeries. I have been left, as the media described, "unrecognizable."'

The model claimed she wasn't properly warned of the potential side effects associated with the CoolSculpting procedure.

Rare adverse effect: She claimed she had developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia, a condition in which fat cells increase rather than decreasing after a cryolipolysis procedure

Rare adverse effect: She claimed she had developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia, a condition in which fat cells increase rather than decreasing after a cryolipolysis procedure

Usually safe: The procedure Evangelista had normally uses below-freezing temperatures on fat tissue deposits to kill the fat cells, allowing the body to pass them; seen in 2012 in NYC

Usually safe: The procedure Evangelista had normally uses below-freezing temperatures on fat tissue deposits to kill the fat cells, allowing the body to pass them; seen in 2012 in NYC

'I have developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia or PAH, a risk of which I was not made aware before I had the procedures...

'PAH has not only destroyed my livelihood, it has sent me into a cycle of deep depression, profound sadness, and the lowest depths of self-loathing. 

'In the process, I have become a recluse. With this lawsuit, I am moving forward to rid myself of my shame, and going public with my story,' she continued.

'I'm so tired of living this way. I would like to walk out my door with my held held high, despite not looking like myself any longer.' 

During a cryolipolysis procedure, also known as body sculpting, a device that's usually set below freezing temperature is applied to fat deposits, which causes cell death in the fat tissue.

The body can then pass the dead fat cells. 

She described developing Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia, a rare condition sometimes observed after similar procedures in which adipose

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