What chin filler is for
A short or receding chin can change how the whole lower face reads from the side. Filler can add support at the point of the chin, or add a little length, without surgery. The aim is balance in profile, and age matters less than anatomy.
The support comes from product held against bone, not from filling soft tissue. So the plan starts with profile and three-quarter photos and a look at your bite. Dr Sin Yong then decides whether filler fits, whether another treatment fits better, or whether you need a surgical referral.
Chin filler in Singapore: who it may suit
The chin sits a little behind where your profile needs it. Marked retrusion with a bite problem is a different matter.
The lower face looks short for the rest of your proportions. Added length must stay in proportion, as excess can make the face look longer.
The crease between lip and chin is pronounced.
Both are part of what makes filler suitable.
Materials and how they differ
| Material | What it does | Can it be dissolved? |
|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronic acid | A firm cross-linked gel that resists deformation | Yes, with hyaluronidase |
| Calcium hydroxylapatite | Microspheres that support and act as a scaffold for your own collagen | No |
| Polycaprolactone | Absorbable microspheres. Collagen forms around them as the carrier gel is absorbed | No |
Where the filler goes
Dr Sin Yong chooses the material at assessment. A firm gel resists deformation, which helps where support is the goal. Product is placed on the bone, in the supraperiosteal plane. The pogonion, the most forward point of the chin, is treated for projection. The menton, the lowest point, is treated for length. A softer gel may be placed more superficially to shape the labiomental fold. Entry points, the plane, and the choice of cannula or needle follow mapping of your anatomy. Dr Sin Yong injects deep and slowly, in small amounts after aspiration, with you upright and checked from both sides. A conservative amount goes in first, because a chin is easier to build up gradually than to reduce.
The steps of treatment
Who should wait, and who needs another route
Pregnancy or breastfeeding, and active infection, acne or inflammation near the chin.
Bleeding disorders or blood thinners, allergy to hyaluronic acid products or lidocaine, recent dental work, a previous chin implant, or earlier filler of unknown type.
Fat under the chin, width at the jaw angle, or a non-dissolvable filler already in place.
A marked skeletal or bite problem, such as class II or III malocclusion, or a wish for a fixed implant. Implants and sliding genioplasty are surgical.
What chin filler cannot do
These are skeletal matters that filler cannot alter.
Added length can make the face look longer without solving the fullness.
Filler neither firms loose skin nor slims a wide jaw.
The nose is assessed on its own, and chin filler does not change its size.
Risks and warning signs
Swelling, tenderness, tightness and bruising at entry points are common. You may see slight unevenness while swelling settles, and the area may feel firm before the filler integrates. Less often, lumps or nodules, asymmetry, infection or movement of the gel can occur. Migration is more likely with overfilling, superficial placement or layering over older filler. Rarely, filler can block the mental, submental or inferior labial artery. This is vascular occlusion, and it is serious. Irritation of the mental nerve may briefly alter feeling in the lower lip. Hyaluronidase is kept on hand to dissolve hyaluronic acid if a warning sign appears. It does not dissolve the other two materials. Increasing pain, or pale, dusky, mottled or cold skin, needs urgent assessment by your injector or A&E now. Contact the clinic the same day for a lasting change in lower lip sensation or for blistering. Any vision change is urgent. Layering new gel over old is one reason earlier filler is mapped first. If you have had a chin implant or earlier filler of unknown type, say so before booking, because both are assessed one by one.
After treatment
Do not press or massage the chin. Stay away from strenuous exercise and dental treatment for a short period. The final shape can only be judged after swelling settles. No duration is promised, because results vary with the person and the material. Slight unevenness or firmness in the early days is listed as common while the product settles. Worsening symptoms are different, and the warning signs above apply. If more projection is wanted later, it is decided at review, once the first result can be judged.
If the chin is not the issue
Sometimes the chin itself is adequate and the concern is jowl descent. In that case RVR ProLift, a threadless lift, may be an option. Jawline threads can also be discussed. Lifting and filler do different jobs, so the examination decides which applies. A chin implant or sliding genioplasty is surgical and available only by referral. Those routes suit a wish for a fixed result or a marked skeletal difference, which filler is not designed to correct.
How fees are set
Fees are not published. Your written quote follows the consultation and depends on the amount needed for projection, length or fold shaping, the filler type, any combined treatment, assessment or dissolving of older filler, and staging and review. Read how we quote for more. You will know what is proposed before treatment day.