What To Know About The Linda Evangelista Fat Freezing Saga
Earlier this year Linda Evangelista was once again in the news after she shared photos of herself since her fat freezing nightmare. For those who have not been following the troubling story, the supermodel went to a dermatologist for Coolsculpting, an FDA-cleared “fat-freezing” procedure that has been marketed as a noninvasive alternative to liposuction. The sessions, which occurred between August 2015 and February 2016 left her, what she has called “permanently deformed.”
Needless to say it has left many people weary of in-office treatments. (who remembers good ‘ol fashion exercise")
But how common are these kinds of horrific side effects"
“Unfortunately, Linda Evangelista is a part of the small group of Coolsculpting patients that experience a reaction called Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia (PAH),” says Dr. Corey L. Hartman, Founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, AL. “In this phenomenon that has no explanation, instead of reduction of fat cells and a decrease in body fat, the patient has the opposite reaction with the fat tissue actually growing and becoming hard and more difficult to treat.” Dr. Hartman goes on to note that the only treatment for this side effect is liposuction – i.e. the expensive and invasive treatment Coolsculpting markets itself as being an alternative to. Worse yet, liposuction may or may not permanently correct the problem. “PAH is not temporary and cannot go ...
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