Former supermodel Linda Evangelista says she has settled a lawsuit over cosmetic procedures which she claimed ruined her career.
She added: “I am truly grateful for the support I have received from those who have reached out.”
Linda Evangelista walked runway shows for major fashion brands including Dolce & Gabbana at the height of her modeling career. Credit: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images
Evangelista did not reveal the terms of the settlement.
CNN has contacted Evangelista’s representatives and Allergan Aesthetics for further comment.
In September last year, the fashion model, who appeared on multiple Vogue covers and walked runway shows for major brands at the height of her career, revealed that the results of the procedures left her depressed.
“To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised,” Evangelista wrote on Instagram at the time.
The star went on to claim that she developed paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a rare side effect of the fat-freezing procedure, which causes fatty tissue thickens and enlarge in the treated area. According to a 2018 editorial published in Science Daily, PAH has been estimated to occur in 1 out of every 4,000 treatment cycles.
Linda Evangelista in a new campaign for Fendi unveiled this week, her first modeling job since claiming she was “disfigured” by a fat-freezing treatment called CoolSculpt in 2021. The image, shot by Steven Meisel, is in celebratation of the Fendi Baguette bag’s 25th anniversary, designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi. Credit: Steven Meisel
“PAH has not only destroyed my livelihood, it has sent me into a cycle of deep depression, profound sadness, and the lowest depths of self-loathing. In the process, I have become a recluse,” Evangelista added.
She added in the caption that she was “grateful” to be a part of the campaign as she revealed details of an upcoming “special fashion show in New York City to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the #FendiBaguette.”