It’s been a year since the model claimed that the side effect of a treatment to reduce body fat left her “brutally deformed”.
Model Linda Evangelista first appeared on the cover of the UK edition of Vogue magazine since she claimed she was “warped” by a cosmetic procedure gone wrong.
In the photos, duct tape and rubber bands were used to pull back the face, jaw and neck, hiding the problems caused by the side effect of cryolipolysis to reduce body fat.
“That’s not my jaw and neck in real life – and I can’t go around with duct tape and rubber bands everywhere,” she said.
“I’m trying to love myself as I am.”
And he added:
“For photos, I always think we’re here to create fantasies. We’re creating dreams. I think it’s allowed. Plus, all my insecurities are solved in these photos, so I have to do what I love to do.”
It’s been nearly a year since the Canadian supermodel – one of the most recognizable faces on the runways and magazine covers of the 1990s and 2000s – said she disappeared from the spotlight because she was “brutally deformed” by a reduction procedure. non-surgical fat.
According to her, the CoolSculpting – the trade name for cryolipolysis, which uses very low temperatures to reduce fat deposits – went wrong when a rare side effect caused fat cells to grow instead of shrinking.
Now, she told British Vogue: “If I had known that the side effects could include losing your livelihood and ending up so depressed that you hate yourself … I wouldn’t have taken that risk.”
All the photos published in the magazine show only the front of Evangelista’s face, keeping the model’s neck, ears and hair covered.
She said she made the decision to undergo the cosmetic procedure driven by her vanity and attracted to advertising.
“Those commercials for CoolSculpting they were shown continuously on CNN, on MSNBC, one after the other, and kept asking, “Do you like what you see in the mirror?” As if they were talking directly to me. “
“It was to remove that stubborn fat that they insist on staying. The ad said no surgery was needed, no recovery time was needed … I ended up drinking the magic potion, and of course I would, because I’m a little vain. So I decided to do it – and it went wrong. “
Evangelista sued Zeltiq Aesthetics, the company responsible for the treatment, and said in July that the lawsuit had been settled with an agreement between the parties.
In a statement published in Vogue, Zeltiq said:
“We are delighted to have solved this problem with Linda Evangelista. Our goal remains to build trust by providing safe, reliable and scientifically proven aesthetic products and services. CoolSculpting It is a non-invasive treatment to remove the visible concentration of fat in nine areas of the body and has the approval of the FDA (United States Drug Regulatory Agency, equivalent to Anvisa). “
“I knew my worth”
In the interview with Vogue, Evangelista recalled the beginning of her modeling career and the fame she gained in the 1980s.
Asked if she was aware of her beauty and if guys were crazy to go out with her, she replied:
“No! I had a lot of friends, but no. You know what he was like? I was tall and people were saying to my mom, ‘Oh, she’s tall, she should be a model.’ I was obsessed with fashion.”
Evangelista also campaigned for models to be paid better.
“I had the power to do it,” he explained.
“That’s why. But I’ve also thought about what it was like in other careers. Athletes don’t all get the same pay, some get paid more for what they have to offer. I didn’t think I was better than others .. .but I knew the my worth. “
– This text has been published originally in
Source: Terra
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