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Canadian model Linda Evangelista has reached an agreement with the company which performed a cosmetic procedure on her which left her “permanently deformed”.
“I am happy to have solved the case,” he said on his social networks, referring to a treatment he underwent five years ago for reduce your body fatand actually increased it.
In September last year, she told her 1.2 million Instagram followers that the operation had left her”unrecognizable“. Therefore, he disappeared from public view.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The BBC has asked for comment from both the model and Allergan, the parent company behind the proceedings, but has received no response.
The model said last year that she had undergone “two painful and unsuccessful corrective surgeries“after the weight loss procedure, also known as body contouring, had the opposite effect.
“To my fans who wondered why I didn’t work while my teammates’ careers were thriving. The reason is that I was brutally disfigured For [un procedimiento] that he did the opposite of what he promised,” he explained.
The aftermath of the operations “not only destroyed my livelihood, but sent me into a cycle of deep depression, deep sadness and to the depths of self-loathing. In this process, I have become a recluse.”
The procedure, which has gained popularity in recent years, uses cold temperatures to reduce fat deposits in certain areas of the body.
“The fat cells at the treatment site are getting bigger instead of shrinking,” he explained, describing the “very rare but serious side effect” he had experienced.
“Not fully understood Why does this happen“, he added.
Evangelista rose to fame in the 1990s as part of a group of emerging modelsscouring the runways around the world for top designers.
He also appeared in a George Michael music video alongside Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington.
The model has kept a low profile in recent years and rarely post new photos herself on social media.
In the few photos she has posted, her face is often partially obscured by a scarf or hat.
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