Linda Evangelista before and after failed procedure that “deformed” her face

Canadian fashion model Linda Evangelista was once one of the biggest supermodels of the 90s.

At 56-years-old, she’s now considered one of the most influential models of all time and has appeared on over 700 magazine covers.

Sadly, Evangelista felt forced to keep a low profile after a cosmetic procedure from 2015 left her ‘disfigured’.

In more recent news, the model has stepped back in front of the camera for the first time in five years, and is ready to talk about the cosmetic treatment.

We take a look at her before and after pictures.

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Linda Evangelista left “deformed” by cosmetic surgery

Linda Evangelista took to Instagram back in September to tell fans about her botched cosmetic procedure.

The former model said that her face had been “permanently deformed” after undergoing surgery on her face five years ago.

“To my followers who have wondered why I’ve not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured,” she wrote.

She revealed that she has undergone two painful corrective surgeries which have been unsuccessful and has been left “unrecognisable”.

“It’s 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,” she added.

Linda then revealed that she has filed a lawsuit against the surgery company and is going public to “rid myself of the shame”.

What procedure did she have?

Linda had a procedure called Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting which is supposed to reduce fat in certain areas.

She said that the surgery “did the opposite of what it promised” and increased, not decreased her fat cells.

In the Instagram post, she revealed that she has developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia (PAH), a rare complication of CoolSculpting.

PAH makes the treated area become enlarged, hardened and tender.

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Linda Evangelista before and after

Linda refrained from posting photos of herself on Instagram for a number of years following the procedure, but photos originally published by The Times were shared around Twitter.