Aesthetic treatments for men
in Singapore: what is asked, what differs

What do men most often ask about?

The concerns men raise most often are hair thinning and a receding hairline, a wide or square jaw, fullness under the chin, acne scars, back acne, eye bags and excessive sweating. Each has its own page on this site, and each section below summarises one group and points to the page that explains it in full.

The pages share one rule: assessment comes before any treatment. The same appearance can have several causes, and the cause decides what helps. A consultation can end with a plan, a referral, advice to wait or advice that nothing is needed, and every treatment is performed personally by Dr Sin Yong.

What can be done about hair thinning and a receding hairline?

Most male hair loss is androgenetic alopecia, in which follicles inherit a sensitivity to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and shrink with each growth cycle. It is staged on the Norwood scale and confirmed by examination, usually with trichoscopy and, where needed, blood tests, before anything is chosen. Medical therapy prescribed after assessment is the foundation, with low-level laser, regenerative scalp treatment and nutritional support alongside, and a hair transplant assessment where follicles in a zone have gone.

Timing matters because treatment works on follicles that are still alive. A maturing hairline moves slightly in early adulthood and then stabilises, whereas continued recession at the temples or thinning at the crown suggests pattern loss. The male hair loss page covers the options, and the early-signs article explains what to look for.

“A hairline is easier to hold than to reverse — the earlier it is defended, the more survives.”

Dr Sin YongOn early assessment of male hair loss

What can be done about a wide jaw, the chin and a double chin?

A wide lower face can come from an enlarged masseter muscle, jawbone shape or fat in the lower cheek, and only masseter bulk responds to botulinum toxin. A clench test and a profile assessment separate muscle from bone and fat, because no injectable changes bone. Where the width is skeletal, the honest route is a surgical opinion rather than an injection, and the jaw slimming page explains how the assessment is made.

Under-chin fullness is just as mixed. A double chin can be fat, lax skin, the position of the platysma or a short chin, and a recessed chin and a full neck look alike in a photograph. Energy that reaches fat, focused ultrasound or radiofrequency for laxity, and chin augmentation each suit a different cause. Chin filler for a man is planned for a broader, squarer chin, and narrowing a male chin is avoided. The double chin page sets out the four causes, and the chin enhancement page describes profile work.

What about acne scars and back acne?

Acne scars are dents in the skin, and the method has to match the scar: rolling scars tethered from below, boxcar scars and narrow ice-pick scars each respond to a different approach. Flat brown or red marks are pigment or vessels and are managed differently, and acne that is still active is brought under control first, because resurfacing a moving target risks new marks. The acne scar page explains how each type is matched to a method.

Back and chest acne starts with diagnosis, because true acne and fungal folliculitis look alike and need different medicines. Washes alone rarely settle deep follicular disease, and marks and scars are addressed once the skin is quiet. Where hair on the back, chest or beard line causes ingrown hairs, laser hair removal is assessed on the same principles of skin tone and hair character.

What about eye bags and excessive sweating?

Eye bags are usually one of four things that look alike: herniated orbital fat, a tear trough hollow, fluid, or lax skin. Filler helps a hollow and makes a true bag look fuller, so the cause is established first, and a true fat bag is referred to a plastic surgery or oculoplastic specialist for surgical assessment. The eye bag page sets out how the four are told apart.

Primary hyperhidrosis is focal, symmetrical sweating of the underarms, palms, soles or face that typically starts young and stops during sleep. Sweating that is generalised, new in adulthood or at night is investigated for an underlying cause first. The treatment ladder runs from clinical-strength antiperspirants through iontophoresis and botulinum toxin to energy-based options and oral medicines, and the excessive sweating page explains each step.

What differs when planning for men?

Planning differs because male anatomy and aims differ. Male facial skin is generally thicker, with a denser dermis and more active oil glands, and the beard area changes how lasers and energy devices are planned. Forehead, frown and jaw muscles are often stronger, so botulinum toxin dosing is set to the individual rather than to a standard pattern. A male face is typically flatter at the brow, squarer at the jaw and less projected at the cheek, so treatment preserves those lines: fillers and biostimulators are placed for structure along the jaw and chin, with restraint in the cheeks.

Men also tend to present later, when jowling and under-eye hollowing are already established, which makes it important to separate tissue that has descended from volume that has been lost. The fee for any plan depends on the area, the product or device and how much of it the anatomy needs, the number of zones or passes, and whether treatments are combined. Singapore's rules prevent prices from being published, so a written quote follows the consultation; how fees are quoted explains it.