Supermodel Linda Evangelista Has Been Brutally Disfigured by Procedure Done 5 Years Ago, PEOPLE

Linda Evangelista is speaking candidly about why she has stepped away from the public eye in recent years. On Wednesday, the 56yearold supermodel shared in a post on Instagram that she underwent a CoolSculpting fatreduction procedure five years ago that she says left her permanently She has now filed a lawsuit against Zeltiq Aesthetics the parent company of CoolSculpting. Representatives for Zeltiq and Evangelista did not immediately respond to PEOPLE s request for comment.