After a meteoric rise and a job in top model In the eighties and nineties of the last century, Linda Evangelista suddenly disappeared from circulation and from magazine covers. Now, the reason was known: The former model mentioned that, five years ago, she underwent a cosmetic treatment that left her ‘Brutally disfigured’.
The 56-year-old Canadian and one of the biggest personalities in gates and magazine covers, having been part of the so-called Super Six group in the ’90s, with Claudia SchifferAnd Cindy CrawfordAnd Christy TurlingtonAnd Kate Moss NS Naomi Campbell, posted on her Instagram account how she underwent a fat reduction treatment about five years ago.
He wrote, “To my followers who wonder why I didn’t work while my colleagues’ careers flourished, the reason was that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure, which did the opposite of what I promised.” in the post This is Wednesday.
The model specifies that she experienced a rare side effect called paradoxical lip hyperplasia (PAH) after the procedures, which causes swelling in the areas that were treated. “HAP has not only destroyed my livelihood, but has plunged me into a cycle of deep depression and deep sadness (…). During the process, I became reclusive.”
Zeltiq Aesthetics, a unit of Allergan Aesthetics and parent company AbbVie, did not respond to a request for comment.
The lawsuit was filed against the company by Linda Evangelista, after she delivered the case, on Tuesday, in federal court in New York. The complaint accuses Zaltaq of negligence and misleading advertising and alleges that the company failed to warn customers of potential side effects. The operation also describes that the model underwent multiple procedures between 2015 and 2016 to reduce fat on her thighs, stomach, back, flank and chin. But corrective surgery failed to correct PAHs.
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