What happened to Linda Evangelista with Coolsculpting?

What happened to Linda Evangelista with Coolsculpting?

 

Linda Evangelista is one of the most iconic models of all time. She's also one of the most highly sought-after models, and she's been in the industry for over 25 years. Recently, Linda Evangelista has been in the news for a new procedure she underwent: Coolsculpting. This procedure promises to reduce fat cells and cellulite with no downtime. But is it worth it? Read on to find out what happened to Linda Evangelista with Coolsculpting.

CoolSculpting is a procedure that uses cold temperature to freeze and eliminate fat cells. It's non-invasive, which means you don't need to go under the knife or use any needles. CoolSculpting is available for both men and women, and is most commonly used on the stomach, back, and love handles.

At YOU by Cally - we use a different type of body contouring called E.M.S - it's essentially an electrical impulse that stimulates the deep tissue below the skin - allowing your body's natural detoxification method to maintain the integrity of the fat cell without destroying it.

Let's say for a moment that you received Coolsculpting treatments for years as your sole way of maintaining your weight and had destroyed your fat cells. Then you get fat again because McDonalds was just so convenient. 

Where is that fat going to go? It's going to fill in spaces and potentially offer unwanted, disproportionate results. Or you may have the structural integrity of the 

Canadian fashion model Linda Evangelista, who dominated the runways alongside friends Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington, says she’s been left "permanently deformed" from a non-surgical beauty system that she underwent about 5 years ago.

In a message posted to Instagram early Thursday morning, the 90s-era supermodel defined to followers why she has no longer been working - meanwhile her peers' careers have been thriving.

 

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"The motive is that I was once brutally disfigured by using Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting system which did the contrary of what it promised. It increased, no longer decreased, my fats cells and left me completely deformed even after present process two painful, unsuccessful, corrective surgeries," she wrote.

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

"CoolSculpting" is a beauty therapy that guarantees to "freeze away undesirable fat." It is produced by way of the pharmaceutical company, Allergan.


Evangelista stated she grew to become deeply depressed and reclusive in the years following the treatment, and made quick point out of taking legal action towards the company. She is looking for US $50 million in damages from a lawsuit she filed this week in New York, in accordance to Reuters.

See a tweet from Twitter with some more recent photos.

 

 


"I have developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia or PAH, a hazard of which I was once no longer made conscious earlier than I had the procedures," Evangelista said. "PAH has now not solely destroyed my livelihood, it has despatched me into a cycle of deep depression, profound sadness, and the lowest depths of self-loathing. In the process, I have end up a recluse."

She added: "With this lawsuit, I am shifting ahead to rid myself of my shame, and going public with my story. I’m so worn-out of residing this way. I would like to stroll out my door with my head held high, notwithstanding no longer searching like myself any longer."

For your information - 

Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia is a rare condition where the body starts storing fat in places it usually doesn't. It's not clear what causes paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, but it's thought to be linked to hormonal changes or changes in metabolism. The condition is also associated with other medical conditions like hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, and lipodystrophy.

We here at YOU by Cally's thoughts are with Lisa's mental wellness. This must be so difficult for her, being a career model - to being so self conscious that she feels like she has to be a recluse.

Nobody deserves that - make the right decision and choose body contouring treatments that are safe and you understand what is happening within your body.

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