Olivier Amar in Country & Town House

In the world of aesthetic medicine, many procedures target fat reduction, so why inject the thing so many are trying to lose? ‘Fat is made up of hundreds of types of cells but the good stuff lies in the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells which can harness the real potential of facial rejuvenation,’ says Dr Olivier.

‘There’s a misconception that fillers are natural because they use hyaluronic acid which is present in our own skin but they’re made in a factory. They have their place, but they should be used sparingly, especially when more natural alternatives are available,’ says Dr Olivier Amar, a leading plastic surgeon and CMO of Uvence – one of the companies spearheading the new fat banking treatment.