Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista opens up about getting back into modeling following a CoolSculpting procedure that allegedly left her "brutally disfigured."

"For photos, I always think we’re here to create fantasies. I have had stitches, I have worn compression garments under my chin, I’ve had my entire body tightly girdled for eight weeks – nothing helped," Evangelista said. "I was losing my mind," she told British Vogue. "That’s not my jaw and neck in real life," Evangelista said. [September issue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/linda-evangelista-british-vogue-interview), Evangelista opened up about getting back into modeling following [a CoolSculpting procedure that allegedly left her "brutally disfigured." It isn’t going to be easy," Evangelista told the fashion outlet in an interview published Thursday.

The iconic supermodel graced the cover of British Vogue's September issue, with an accompanying profile by deputy editor Sarah Harris.

The lawsuit has since been settled. I drank the magic potion, and I would because I’m a little vain,” she said. She also discussed her decision to seek out CoolSculpting initially, as well as her life and career today.

After settling her lawsuit over a botched CoolSculpting procedure, Linda Evangelista appears on the cover of British Vogue's September 2022 issue.

As for coming out of hiding, she said, “You know what, I’m trying to love myself as I am.” “I knew I had to make a change, and the only change was to tell my truth.” It isn’t going to be easy,” she said.

Am I cured mentally? Absolutely not,” Linda Evangelista said of her CoolSculpting experience. “But I'm so grateful for the support I got from my friends and ...

All my insecurities are taken care of in these pictures, so I got to do what I love to do.” The tape and elastics McGrath used are covered by hats and scarves. [told Vogue](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11123863/Linda-Evangelista-face-taped-British-Vogue-cover-following-CoolSculpting-procedure.html?ito=push-notification&ci=EOwlbd6jB5&cri=s55CnaNkoI&si=6NONqA5ottmt&xi=f1253662-f471-4054-b8e0-97fe83b47883&ai=11123863): “Those CoolSculpting commercials were on all the time—on CNN, on MSNBC, over and over, and they would ask, ‘Do you like what you see in the mirror?’ They were speaking to me. Evangelista said she still can’t bear to look at herself in the mirror. “That’s not my jaw and neck in real life—and I can’t walk around with tape and elastics everywhere,” Evangelista said. I drank the magic potion, and I would because I'm a little vain. “I’m trying to love myself as I am.

It's a year since the model said a botched cosmetic procedure had left her "brutally disfigured".

She should be a model.' That, and I was obsessed with fashion." Asked if she was aware of her beauty, and if boys wanted to date her, she replied: "No! CoolSculpting is an FDA-cleared, non-invasive treatment for visible fat bulges in nine areas of the body." Also, all my insecurities are taken care of in these pictures, so I got to do what I love to do." I wouldn't have taken that risk." "But for the photos," she added.

When Linda Evangelista was just 16, a predatory modelling agency tried to pressure her to take naked pictures.

Drugs were offered to me, but I never touched them, I’m not saying I was an angel…but I was terrified of drugs." It wasn’t a matter of thinking I was better… Linda told the September issue of British Vogue: "I arrived, and there wasn’t anyone to collect me.

Linda Evangelista has made her modeling comeback on the cover of British Vogue after a cosmetic procedure she says left her "brutally disfigured.".

"I'm pleased to have settled the CoolSculpting case. "I have incisions all over my body. Also, all my insecurities are taken care of in these pictures, so I got to do what I love to do." I look forward to the next chapter of my life with friends and family, and am happy to put this matter behind me," Evangelista wrote on her Instagram in July. I think it's allowed. "I knew I had to make a change, and the only change was to tell my truth."

Linda Evangelista has admitted she was “so depressed” she “hated” herself following a CoolSculpting procedure that left her feeling “deformed”.

“So that's what I did, and they got me home.” But I’m so grateful for the support I got from my friends and from my industry… So I went for it – and it backfired.” but I was terrified of drugs.” “You know what, I’m trying to love myself as I am, but for the photos. Also, all my insecurities are taken care of in these pictures, so I got to do what I love to do.”

Linda Evangelista covers British Vogue as she returns to modeling after saying she was disfigured by a cosmetic procedure called CoolSculpting.

Also, all my insecurities are taken care of in these pictures, so I got to do what I love to do.” “I couldn’t live in that pain any longer,” she said. Or sometimes I would have a stick of celery or one apple,” she said. I think it’s allowed. “I have incisions all over my body. “I was so embarrassed, I’d just spent all this money and the only way I could think of to fix it was zero calories, and so I just drank water.

Linda Evangelista continued her return to modeling on the cover of British Vogue after she was left "brutally disfigured" by a CoolSculpting procedure.

"I hope I can shed myself of some of the shame and help other people who are in the same situation as me," she previously said. Remember when you used to laugh all the time?’ It was such an innocent comment," she said of her son. "What really stabbed me in the heart was when he said to me, ‘Remember when you used to be so much fun? I drank the magic potion, and I would because I’m a little vain," she admits. "Those CoolSculpting commercials were on all the time, on CNN, on MSNBC, over and over, and they would ask, ‘Do you like what you see in the mirror?’ They were speaking to me. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl)

Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure in a new cover story with British ...

"They wanted me naked and it wasn't a 'Would you do nudes?' conversation, it was a 'You will do nudes,'" she recalled. "I'd just spent all this money and the only way I could think of to fix it was zero calories, and so I just drank water. "Those CoolSculpting commercials were on all the time, on CNN, on MSNBC, over and over, and they would ask, 'Do you like what you see in the mirror?' They were speaking to me. CoolSculpting is an FDA-cleared, non-invasive treatment for visible fat bulges in nine areas of the body." The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment if she had known that "side effects may include losing your livelihood and (ending) up so depressed that you hate yourself." In a wide-ranging interview, Evangelista discussed various attempts she has made to reverse the damage, including undergoing two liposuction treatments and wearing compression garments.

Linda Evangelista told British Vogue how she tried to reverse the alleged damage of CoolSculpting. After liposuction failed, she said "the only way I could ...

Johnny Franco](https://tx.bz-mail-us1.com/1/l/ac711b4503bc4e3a9fca86107f3cf4db?rl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinplasticsurgeon.com%2Fdr-johnny-franco%2F), a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Austin Plastic Surgeon, [previously told Insider](https://www.insider.com/is-coolsculpting-safe-according-to-plastic-surgeons-linda-evangelista-2022-2) his practice probably sees about one patient with the condition a quarter. "Whenever you do some type of controlled trauma to the body, sometimes the body reacts differently to try to protect itself," he said. [Some research](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/1793816#:~:text=Conclusions%20and%20Relevance%20Paradoxical%20adipose,in%20male%20patients%20undergoing%20cryolipolysis.) suggests it affects just 0.0051% of CoolSculpting patients. In crisis situations, NEDA offers 24/7 support — just text "NEDA" to 741741. CoolSculpting, which was cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2010, [says it's treated more than 8 million people](http://coolsculptinghcp.com/) worldwide. She told People that she tried to double down on diet and exercise to the point of starvation, but nothing worked. Or sometimes I would have a stick of celery or one apple," she told Vogue's Sarah Harris. "I have incisions all over my body. "Am I cured mentally? "I was so embarrassed, I'd just spent all this money and the only way I could think of to fix it was zero calories, and so I just drank water. [wrote for the Advanced Institute for Plastic Surgery](https://www.aiplasticsurgery.com/learn/what-is-paradoxical-adipose-hyperplasia-pah/). [according to WebMD](https://www.webmd.com/beauty/coolsculpting#1).

Linda Evangelista told British Vogue: "That's not my jaw and neck in real life — and I can't walk around with tape and elastics everywhere."

She also said her insecurities were taken care of in the images due to the modifications McGrath made. The supermodel said she still finds it difficult to look in the mirror or have people touch her body. I look forward to the next chapter of my life with friends and family, and am happy to put this matter behind me," she wrote, adding that she was grateful for the support she has received. She added that she has to walk with a girdle as the hardened fat will cause chafing to the point of almost bleeding. [an Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CUJZa40tWXC/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=1df71d23-9a1f-4aef-abd1-7ff9958f5f43) from September 2021, Evangelista alleged that she was left "brutally disfigured" after undergoing the CoolSculpting cosmetic procedure, a less invasive alternative to liposuction. She said that makeup artist Pat McGrath "gently" pulled her face, jaw, and neck back with tape and elastic.