Skin booster cost factors:
class, area, and whether RF microneedling is in the plan

Why is there no skin booster figure on this page?

Singapore's rules for medical advertising restrict how doctors may publish fees, and with skin boosters a figure before examination would be meaningless for a second reason: the term is a family name, not one product. A hyaluronic acid booster, Profhilo, a polynucleotide and PDLLA are placed differently, use different consumables and do different jobs, and which one is quoted depends on what the skin is short of. A quote that names a figure before naming the class has the order backwards. The practice-wide rules are on how fees are quoted.

Which class of skin booster, and why does the class set the fee?

The first line on the quote is the class, and it is decided at examination rather than from a menu. Dry, dull, dehydrated skin usually points to a hyaluronic acid booster. Early loss of firmness and crepey skin points to Profhilo, the thermally bonded hybrid of high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid placed at defined points. Thin, fragile skin and fine texture where repair rather than volume is wanted points to a polynucleotide such as Rejuran, which is avoided with a fish allergy. Gradual firmness and texture change points to a PDLLA biostimulator such as Juvelook, for someone prepared for gradual change.

Each class has its own product, its own consumables and its own rhythm of visits, so the class changes every other line on the quote. It also decides what is not quoted: a booster adds no volume, does not lift and does not treat pigment, so a hollow, a descended jawline or melasma is quoted for a different treatment. Nicknames do not help here; the Chanel injection is a hyaluronic acid booster with added ingredients, and it is quoted as that class, not as a brand.

“Skin booster is a family name. Quote me a figure before you name the class and I cannot tell you what you are buying, and neither can you.”

Dr Sin YongOn how skin boosters are quoted

How do the area, the product and the consumables set the quantity?

The area is the plainest driver. A single zone differs from several: the face is one line, the neck another, the backs of the hands another, and the skin around acne scars, once the scars themselves have been treated, a fourth. Within a class, the product and its consumables are named on the quote, with the quantity for each area. Delivery is chosen at assessment, numbing is part of the visit rather than an extra, and physician time runs through every line, because Dr Sin Yong examines the skin, with ultrasound where earlier filler is involved, and performs every injection himself.

Does combining a booster with RF microneedling change the fee?

It does, and it is quoted as two lines rather than one blended figure. A booster addresses the dermal environment; RF microneedling addresses structure and texture, the scar base and the collagen around pores, which no injection reaches. For post-acne skin the two are often planned together, with the order and spacing set so that each does its own job; skin boosters with RF microneedling explains which goes first and why. The same applies where a booster sits alongside a laser for pigment or an energy-based lifting treatment for descent.

Each treatment carries its own consumables and physician time, so each is itemised, and the spacing between them changes how the plan is staged, because a recent laser, peel, filler or thread in the area changes when a booster can be placed. A combination quoted as one figure makes it impossible to see what each part is for, and it is reasonable to ask for the lines to be separated.

How is the plan staged, and how should you compare quotes?

The plan and any interval between visits are set individually at review: an initial phase that builds the effect, then maintenance spaced further apart and timed by how the skin holds the change. No standard course is quoted; the plan is reviewed after each phase, so review is part of the plan and appears on the quote. The consultation is a medical visit with its own fee, and where unknown or non-dissolvable filler has been placed before, establishing what is in the tissue is itemised first.

Not on the quote: packages sold on the day, incentives for reviews, and any treatment the assessment does not support. When comparing with a quote from elsewhere, check which class and product is named, the areas and quantities, whether a combination is shown as separate lines, who performs the injection, and whether review is included. A lower figure for a different class is not a lower figure for the same treatment. Recovery is on the skin booster aftercare page, and the classes are compared on skin booster types.