828: The Fat Matrix: Reversing Volume Loss and Healing Scars with Dr. Evi Chnari

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Fitness, Management & Marketing, Medicine

4.9 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Are you experiencing extreme facial volume loss from GLP-1 medications, or looking for a completely natural alternative to traditional dermal fillers? In this fascinating episode of Beauty Bytes, I am joined by Dr. Evi Chanari, the VP of Research and Development at MTF Biologics, to talk about the incredible science of tissue regeneration. We do a massive deep dive into Renuva, a revolutionary off-the-shelf, adipose-derived extracellular matrix that actually triggers your body to grow its own fat. Dr. Chanari explains how they carefully remove the donor's genetic material and lipids, leaving behind a pure structural scaffold. Once injected, your own cells recognize this matrix, migrate into it, and completely remodel it into your own living, vascularized fat over time. We discuss how this compares to other fat transfer methods, the dangers of using irradiated tissue products, and why this is the ultimate solution for reversing "Ozempic face".

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, secrets of a plastic surgeon.
0:20.4	And today on the podcast, we are going to interview Evie Chenari.
0:24.3	She is a PhD and vice president of research and development at MTF biologics.
0:29.8	And you might know about MTF.
0:31.9	This is the company that's a Renuva.
0:35.2	They're a really amazing fat product. Dr. Chenari holds a PhD in biomedical engineering
0:41.5	from Rutgers University. She's spent over two decades talking about tissue characterization,
0:47.0	research, and regenerative medicine. She is an inventor on multiple patents. I did not know that.
0:52.9	She has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific
0:56.1	publications and a book chapter in the field. And right now, her work focuses on biologic materials
1:02.2	used in tissue regeneration and soft tissue restoration. She's also an active member of the International
1:08.8	Federation for Adipose Therapy and Science,
1:12.2	the Wound Healing Society, and the Orthopedic Research Society.
1:15.4	And she joined us today to talk about what is the extracellular matrix,
1:20.0	what are the technologies that are revolving there,
1:22.1	and adipose tissue regeneration, and how biologic scaffolds like Renuva, which is the fat replacement product,
1:29.6	can support soft tissue remodeling.
1:32.8	So welcome to the podcast.
1:34.8	Nice to have you, EVE.
1:36.4	Thank you very much.
1:37.4	Pleasure to be here.
1:39.4	So before we dive into Renewba, can tell us a little bit about MTF Biologics?
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