The model said that after the cosmetic procedure which left her ‘unrecognizable’, she underwent two liposuctions, wore compression garments and bands continuously and even stopped eating to cope with the condition, however , she admitted that nothing was working.

In a recent interview with the UK version of fashionthe model cute evangelist shared new details about how he coped with his diagnosis of adipose hyperplasiaabout which he admitted to having taken extreme measures.

The Canadian, who dazzled on the catwalks during the 90s, returned to the cover of Vogue after spending several years “hidden” – in her own words – from the magazines, having only sporadic and subtle appearances on her networks. social.

Now the 57-year-old model is back to grace the post, posing the same way she did during the height of her fame. And while it looks like nothing has changed in her appearance, hers, Evangelista confessed to the magazine that it’s due to some tricks the production of the photo shoot had to go through.

tips to use ribbon and rubber bands for a more streamlined look: “It’s not my jaw and my neck in real life, and I can’t walk around with tape and rubber bands all over the place.”he claimed.

However, the model defended her decision: “For the photos, I still think we are here to create fantasies. We create dreams. I think it’s allowed. Plus, all of my insecurities are factored into these pictures, so I can do what I love to do.

Linda Evangelista’s extreme measures to cope with her illness

It was during that same year that the model went public with her diagnosis of paradoxical adipose hyperplasiaan illness he contracted after undergoing a body fat freezing procedure called CoolSculpting: “I did it because I’m vain and it backfired”Evangelista told Vogue.

After this treatment, as the model says, the results were not as expected, because the procedure caused her body to generate more fat, which shifted and manifested in unattractive ways that left her “disfigured”as indicated at the time of People.

After seeing her face and body like this, the Canadian decided to perform two liposuctions to improve your appearance: “I have incisions all over my body, I have scars from stitches”he said.

Seeing no results, he admitted to having “worn under chin compression garments, I had my whole body tight for eight weeks, nothing helped”.

However, the most drastic and dangerous decision came after that, because stopped eating to reduce fat accumulation“I was very embarrassed, I had just spent all that money and the only way i could think of to fix it was zero calories so i just drank water. Or sometimes I ate a celery stick or an apple, I lost my mind“.

However, that didn’t work out either, as Evangelista’s illness goes deeper.

In their own words, adipose hyperplasia causes “the permanent increase in fat cells”, and has no curea.

Linda Evangelista also told the magazine that she had managed to resolve the legal vacuum she had with the company in charge of the procedure, Zeltiq.