<div class="hero__text">The iconic '90s supermodel, now 56, shared an emotional account on her Instagram.</div>

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/linda-evangelista-best-runway-moments-age-90s-supermodel" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Linda Evangelista</a> was one of the leading supermodels of the '80s and '90s alongside big names like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/naomi-campbell-best-90s-moments-young-model-runway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naomi Campbell</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cindy-crawford-young-90s-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cindy Crawford</a>. Together, they were in the castings of the main fashion shows that marked the decades, such as Chanel and Versace&mdash;the model, by the way, was one of the great muses of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/disney-tv-series-karl-lagerfeld-karl-kaiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karl Lagerfeld</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gianni-versace-fashion-signatures-designer-history-medusa-bondage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gianni Versace</a>.
 With the resumption of her colleagues' careers in recent years, many fans have asked why Evangelista did not do the same. Now, the 56-year-old supermodel has made a terrible revelation that it was an unsuccessful cosmetic procedure that ended her career. The Canadian shared a painful testimony about her current condition on Instagram.

In a written statement on social media, Evangelista wrote, "To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers&rsquo; careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq&rsquo;s CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised. It increased, not decreased, my fat cells and left me permanently deformed even after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful, corrective surgeries. I was left, as the media described it, 'unrecognizable.'
"I have developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia or PAH, a risk of which I was not made aware before I had the procedures. PAH has not only destroyed my livelihood, it has also 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. With this lawsuit, I am moving forward to rid myself of my shame, and going public with my story. I'm so tired of living like this. I would like to walk out my door with head held high, despite not looking like myself any longer."&nbsp;

Linda Evangelista Reveals Cosmetic Procedure Ended Her Career

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