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Zeltiq Aesthetics

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Public allegations concerning paradoxical adipose hyperplasia

    Linda Evangelista stated that a CoolSculpting treatment resulted in paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, an uncommon complication in which fatty tissue enlarges rather than decreases. The claim intensified public scrutiny of the procedure’s risk disclosures and adverse-effect profile. The complication had been discussed in medical and regulatory contexts before the public attention surrounding Evangelista’s account.

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  2. 2021

    Linda Evangelista sues CoolSculpting owner Zeltiq

    Lawsuit filed

    Model Linda Evangelista filed a lawsuit against Zeltiq, the owner of CoolSculpting, alleging that CoolSculpting treatments left her permanently disfigured. The lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages. These are allegations made in the lawsuit and not a court determination.

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    • Linda Evangelista has sued Zeltiq Aestethics, a company that specializes in cryolipolysis — or fat removal by freezing — procedures, after their CoolSculpting System left her “permanently deformed.”
    • “PAH is the very opposite of the fat loss results that Zeltiq represents, promises, and warrants with its CoolSculpting System,” the lawsuit notes.
    • In the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, she notes that she was never warned about Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia (PAH), a potential side effect that the lawsuit claims Zeltiq was aware of.
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