Double chin treatment cost in Singapore:
what decides the fee

Why is a double chin quoted only after examination?

The fee for double chin treatment depends on which structure is producing the fullness, and that is only known once the area has been examined. Pinching the tissue shows how much is fat and how much is skin; tilting the head shows how the platysma behaves; the profile shows whether a recessed chin is making the neck read as full; palpation finds a gland or a lump that needs medical review rather than treatment. Each finding routes to a different approach, and most people have more than one.

Singapore's rules on healthcare advertising restrict how prices may be advertised, so no figures appear on this site. The practice's approach is set out on the page on how fees are quoted: every quote is written, itemised and given after assessment.

Which approach is being quoted, and what drives its fee?

Where fullness is mainly submental fat with reasonable skin elasticity, microwave fat reduction with Onda Pro Coolwaves is the fat-directed option, quoted by the zone, the applicator passes and the review. Where early laxity sits alongside fat, radiofrequency contouring works on the fat compartment and the dermis together, quoted by zone and consumables. Where the problem is laxity of the skin and platysma rather than fat, HIFU is directed at the envelope under the chin, and its determinants mirror those for HIFU on the face. Where a recessed chin is lengthening the line from chin to neck, chin filler is quoted by product and quantity.

Fat-dissolving injections with deoxycholic acid are a prescription medicine; what they are and how doctors decide about them is discussed at consultation, not sold from a page. Marked fat or significant laxity beyond non-surgical reach is referred to a plastic surgery specialist, whose fee is set after their own examination.

“A weak chin and a full neck look the same in a photograph. They are not the same problem, and they do not respond to the same treatment.”

Dr Sin YongOn assessing the submental region

Does the area or number of zones change the fee?

Yes. The area under the chin is one zone; the jawline and the neck are others, and a plan that extends along the jaw or down the neck because laxity continues there is a different piece of work from one confined to the submental triangle. Where laxity of the dermis and subcutaneous layer runs across the lower face as well, Volnewmer monopolar radiofrequency in the VF Lift – Vertical Facelift may be proposed, and the submental plan becomes part of a broader one.

Each zone is itemised with its own device, consumables and passes, together with the review that follows, so the written quote shows where the fee comes from.

How do you compare double chin treatment quotes in Singapore?

Ask which cause the doctor sees and why, which device or product the figure describes, how many zones it covers, whether a review is included and who performs the treatment. A lower figure may describe a single pass of a fat-directed device on a neck whose real problem is skin, which changes little, or a shot count on a platform whose shots are not comparable with another's. A higher figure is not a better plan either; a plan is better only if it addresses the structure that is actually there.

What happens between enquiry and a written quote?

The steps are set out under what happens at a consultation. After the history, the submental region is examined in profile, at rest and with the head tilted, the tissue is pinched and palpated, and any lump, gland or one-sided swelling is examined and referred for medical assessment where needed. The findings are explained, the options are set out, including waiting and no treatment, and a written plan with its fee is handed over before anything is agreed. You are not expected to decide on the day, and a consultation that ends with no treatment carries the consultation fee only, stated when you book.