Chin Filler in London: Weak Chin, Profile Balance and the Jawline

The chin is the most under-treated structure on the face and the one that changes a profile most. A chin that sits behind the lips makes the nose look bigger, the lips look bigger, the neck look fuller and the jawline disappear. One or two millilitres placed on the bone corrects all four, and patients who came for lips or a nose leave having had their chin done instead.

Chin filler is a firm hyaluronic acid gel placed deep on the chin bone to project a weak or receding chin forward, lengthen a short lower face, define the jawline, smooth a horizontal chin crease or a dimpled chin, and balance the profile. In a well-proportioned profile the chin sits on or just behind a line dropped from the lower lip; in a large proportion of faces it sits well behind it, which makes the nose and lips look larger, the neck fuller and the jaw undefined. I place the filler by cannula from a single entry point, on the bone at the point of the chin and along its border, usually 1 to 2 ml, and check the profile with you sitting up. The result is immediate, settles over two weeks and lasts twelve to eighteen months, often longer, because the chin barely moves. Chin filler at Hampstead Aesthetics is £350 per ml, with the consultation and a two-week review included.

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12 to 18 months
Typical duration

ABOUT CHIN FILLER

Why the chin matters, and what filler does there

Look at a face in profile and drop a vertical line from the lower lip. In a balanced face the chin touches that line or sits a millimetre or two behind it; in a receding chin it sits five, ten or more millimetres behind, and everything in front of it looks bigger by comparison. The nose looks longer, the lips look fuller and more forward, the lower lip rolls out, the fat under the chin has nowhere to hide so the neck looks heavy, and the jawline has no corner to define it. From the front, a short or narrow chin makes the face look round or heart-shaped and the lower face too short for the upper. None of this is fat or skin; it is the size and position of a bone, which is why skincare and weight loss change nothing and why patients spend years treating the wrong thing.

Chin filler replaces the projection the bone lacks. A firm hyaluronic acid gel placed deep on the bone, at the point of the chin and along its lower border, pushes the soft tissue forward and, if needed, downward, in the same way a surgical chin implant does but adjustably and reversibly. Placed forward, it corrects a receding chin; placed downward, it lengthens a short lower face; placed along the border toward the jaw, it defines the jawline and softens the pre-jowl hollow; placed in the crease, it smooths the horizontal line that forms between chin and lip. The mentalis muscle, which dimples the chin on speaking, is treated with a small dose of anti-wrinkle injection alongside where the dimpling is the problem.

What chin filler cannot do: it cannot reduce a chin that is too large, which is surgical; it cannot remove fat under the chin, which is fat dissolving or HIFU; and it cannot lift a jowl that has descended, which is a thread lift or Sofwave. What it does better than anything else is make the rest of the face make sense. The double chin page explains how chin projection and submental fat interact, and my blog on what chin filler does goes into the profile assessment.

WHAT CHIN FILLER TREATS

Six reasons patients come for chin filler

The placement and the volume change with the reason. The consultation decides both, with you looking at your own profile.

A weak or receding chin

A chin that sits behind the lips in profile. 1 to 2 ml placed forward on the bone. The commonest reason, and the one with the biggest change.

A short lower face

A face that looks round, or a chin that is too short for the jaw. Filler placed downward to lengthen and narrow.

Jawline definition

Filler along the border of the chin toward the jaw for a cleaner line and a softer pre-jowl hollow. Often with jawline filler.

The chin crease

The horizontal line between the lower lip and the chin, deepened by a strong mentalis. Softer filler in the crease, sometimes with a small dose of anti-wrinkle injection.

Instead of lip or nose treatment

Lips that look too big, or a nose that looks too long, because the chin is behind them. Around one patient in six who asks for lips leaves with chin filler.

Asymmetry and a cleft

A chin that deviates to one side, or a cleft the patient dislikes. Small volumes placed to balance or fill.

THE TREATMENT

What happens at the consultation and the treatment

The consultation takes 20 minutes. I photograph you in profile and from the front and we look at the pictures together, because most patients have never seen their own profile and the assessment is far easier with it in front of us. I drop the line from the lower lip, measure the thirds of the face, look at the chin’s relationship to the nose and the neck, feel the bone and the fat over it, and watch the mentalis muscle as you speak. Then I explain what a millilitre will do, and what two will do, and we agree the plan and the price in writing. Where the real problem is fat under the chin or a descended jowl, I recommend that instead.

The treatment takes 15 to 20 minutes. Numbing cream is applied for 15 minutes; the fillers contain lidocaine. I make one tiny entry point at the chin and pass a blunt cannula along the bone, placing a firm gel at the point of the chin for projection, along the lower border for length or jawline, and, with a softer product, into the crease if needed. The mental nerve, which supplies sensation to the lower lip, exits the bone on each side of the chin, and the cannula stays away from it; a needle is used only for a final small adjustment. I check the profile with you sitting up after each pass. You see the change immediately.

You leave with written aftercare and my direct number. The review is at two weeks. Chin filler pairs naturally with lip filler, which then needs less; with nose filler for a profile corrected at both ends; with cheek filler for a face that is being balanced; with masseter treatment to slim a wide jaw while the chin is lengthened; and with fat dissolving under the chin, done first, where a double chin is hiding the new projection.

“The chin is where I do my most satisfying work, because patients come in wanting less nose or smaller lips and leave with a profile that looks like it always should have. Two millilitres on the bone, and the whole face falls into proportion.”

Dr Chiké Emeagi, MRCS, GMC 4418489

CHIN FILLER VS THE ALTERNATIVES

How chin filler compares with other lower-face treatments

Each row is a treatment patients ask me to compare. The realistic-result column is what I say in the room.

Treatment	What it does	Best for	Onset and duration	Downtime	Realistic result
Chin filler, HA	Projects, lengthens and defines the chin on the bone	A receding or short chin; jawline definition; profile balance	Immediate; 12 to 18 months or longer	Swelling 2 to 3 days	A balanced profile; reversible; the biggest change per millilitre on the face
Jawline filler	Defines the angle and border of the jaw	A soft jawline with a reasonable chin	Immediate; 12 to 18 months	Swelling 2 to 3 days	A sharper line; usually needs the chin done as well
Ellansé to the chin	Immediate volume plus collagen for two to four years	Someone wanting a longer-lasting chin who understands it is not reversible	Immediate; 2 to 4 years	Swelling 2 to 3 days	Long-lasting projection; not for a first treatment
Anti-wrinkle injection to the mentalis	Relaxes the muscle that dimples and pulls the chin up	A pebbled chin; a deep crease from muscle	2 weeks; 3 to 4 months	None	A smoother chin; no projection. £150
Fat dissolving	Dissolves submental fat	A double chin hiding the chin	6 to 8 weeks per session; permanent for treated fat	Swelling for a week	A cleaner neck; often done first, then chin filler
Masseter treatment	Slims a wide jaw	A jaw wider than the chin	6 to 8 weeks; 4 to 6 months	None	Narrows the lower face; chin filler lengthens it; the two together reshape a round face
PDO thread lift	Repositions a descended jowl	Jowls with a reasonable chin	Immediate; 12 to 18 months	A week of swelling	Lifts what filler cannot
Surgical chin implant or genioplasty	Permanent projection or repositioning of the bone	Severe recession; someone wanting a permanent result	Permanent	Surgical; 2 weeks	Referred where appropriate; filler is the trial run

My blog on how long chin filler lasts covers duration in more detail.

SETTLING

Chin filler day by day

The chin swells less than most areas and settles quickly. This is the usual course after 1 to 2 ml.

Time	What is happening	What you see	What to do
Day of treatment	Filler placed on the bone; lidocaine and cannula trauma	The new profile, slightly exaggerated; a pinpoint entry mark	Cold pack; no make-up over the entry point for 12 hours
Days 1 to 3	Peak swelling	Chin fuller and firmer than the final result; the crease may look over-filled	No exercise, alcohol, saunas; do not press or rest your chin on your hand
Days 4 to 7	Swelling receding; filler integrating	Shape softening to final; firmness easing	Normal life
Day 14	Filler settled	The true profile	Review; balancing if needed
Weeks 4 to 6	Fully integrated	The chin feels like bone under the skin	Photographs against baseline
Months 12 to 18	Gradual metabolism	Slow return of the recession	Top-up when you notice it, usually 1 ml

Numbness of the lower lip lasting more than a day, a hard lump, or pale or mottled skin is not settling; call me the same day.

RESULTS

Results and what to expect

A good chin filler result is a profile that looks as though nothing was done and a face that looks in proportion. The chin reaches the line from the lips, the nose looks smaller, the lips look balanced rather than forward, the neck looks cleaner because the chin now casts a shadow over it, and the jawline has a corner. From the front, a short lower face looks longer and slimmer. Patients often say that friends ask whether they have lost weight. Because the filler sits on bone in an area that barely moves, it lasts longer than most: twelve to eighteen months for the majority and two years for some, with top-ups needing less each time.

The honest expectations. One millilitre makes a visible difference to a mildly receding chin; two millilitres are needed for a clearly weak chin, and a chin that sits fifteen millimetres behind the lips is a surgical case that filler improves but does not correct. Filler placed too shallow or too far forward gives a pointed or witch’s chin, and too much along the border gives a heavy, masculine jaw in a female face; both are avoidable with restraint and both are reversible. A double chin hides chin projection and is better treated first. And the mental nerve, if bruised by a needle, gives lower-lip numbness for days to weeks, which is why I use a cannula.

I photograph in profile and from the front before treatment and at the two-week review, and the profile pictures are the ones patients keep.

AFTER TREATMENT

Recovery, downtime and aftercare

The first 12 hours. No make-up over the entry point. Cold pack for ten minutes at a time. No pressing, and do not rest your chin on your hand.

The first 48 hours. No exercise, saunas, steam, hot yoga, sunbeds or alcohol. No chin straps, tight scarves or helmets. Sleep on your back.

The first two weeks. No facials, massage, dental work or other injectables in the area. Eating and speaking are normal from the start.

Bruising. Uncommon with a cannula; if it happens, it sits at the entry point under the chin and covers with make-up from the next day.

You leave with written aftercare, the date of your two-week review and my direct contact details.

IS THIS FOR ME?

Is chin filler right for you?

The test takes a second: look at your profile and drop a line from your lower lip. If the chin is behind it, filler will change your face more than any other single treatment.

A good candidate

A chin that sits behind the lips in profile. A short, round or heart-shaped lower face. A soft or absent jawline. A horizontal chin crease or a dimpled chin. Lips or a nose that look too big for the face. Asymmetry or a cleft. Men and women; any skin type and tone.

Better with something first or alongside

A double chin: fat dissolving or HIFU first, then chin filler. A wide jaw: masseter treatment alongside to narrow while the chin lengthens. Heavy jowls: a thread lift or Sofwave with the chin. Lips that look too big: chin first, and the lips usually need nothing. A very strong mentalis: a small anti-wrinkle dose with the filler.

Not suitable now

Pregnancy or breastfeeding. Active infection, cold sores or a dental abscess. Certain autoimmune conditions and a history of serious filler reaction. Severe recession or a bite problem, which needs a maxillofacial opinion. A chin that is already large, which filler will not reduce.

PRICING

What chin filler costs in London

Every price includes the consultation with profile photographs, the treatment with a premium firm filler placed by cannula, written aftercare and a review at two weeks. The consultation is free if you decide not to go ahead. Multi-area treatments are priced below the per-millilitre rate.

Treatment	What it does	Price
Chin filler, 1 ml	Mild recession, the crease, asymmetry or a top-up	£350
Chin filler, 2 ml	A clearly receding or short chin; the commonest treatment	£600
Chin and jawline, 3 ml	Chin plus 1 ml each side along the jaw	From £900
Chin and lips together	1 ml chin plus 0.5 or 1 ml lips	From £520
Chin filler with mentalis anti-wrinkle injection	For a dimpled chin or deep crease	From £450
Chin filler with masseter treatment	Lengthen and narrow a round face	From £700

Prices are from the clinic price list. Across London, 1 ml of chin filler by a doctor is typically £400 to £600; the chin is where a firm, long-lasting gel and correct placement on bone make the difference between eighteen months and six.

WHY US

Why choose Hampstead Aesthetics for chin filler

Chin filler is the treatment where the assessment matters most, because the patient rarely asks for it. Recognising that the lips, the nose or the neck are being blamed for a chin takes a trained eye, and placing filler on the bone, away from the mental nerve, at the right vector for the right face, takes anatomy. I am a GMC-registered doctor (4418489), a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a GP with a master’s degree in aesthetic medicine, I have taught facial anatomy and filler technique to other doctors and nurses for a decade, and I assess every profile with the photographs in front of us before a syringe is opened.

I stock firm chin and jawline gels from Juvéderm, Restylane, Teosyal and Stylage, and hyaluronidase is on the shelf for every appointment. The clinic is on West End Lane in West Hampstead, NW6, two minutes from West Hampstead Jubilee line, Overground and Thameslink stations. Patients come from Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, St John’s Wood, Belsize Park, Kilburn, Primrose Hill and across North and West London.

AT HOME

What makes chin filler last

Little, which is the good news about the chin: it barely moves, so the filler lasts. Sunscreen, because ultraviolet breaks down hyaluronic acid everywhere. Stable weight, because fat under the chin hides projection. No chin straps or sleeping face-down on the chin. If you clench or grind, treating the masseter reduces the mentalis strain that deepens the crease. A top-up of 1 ml at twelve to eighteen months keeps the profile; a syringe every six months is too often and means the placement was wrong. Every year, a profile photograph in the same light so that we can see whether anything is needed at all.

PATIENT REVIEWS

What patients say

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I absolutely love Dr Chike, the man is an absolute genius. I have my lips, cheeks and chin done and couldn't be happier.

Dr Chike is professional, knowledgeable and truly skilled in facial anatomy and proportions. My results look natural and beautifully balanced.

Dr Chike is the only person I would trust with my treatments. He has vast experience, is kind and provides holistic care.

TRUSTED BRANDS

Clinically validated products we use

For the chin I use firm, high-lift hyaluronic acid gels designed for deep placement on bone: Juvéderm Volux and Voluma, Restylane Lyft and Defyne, Teosyal Ultra Deep and Stylage XL or XXL. All are CE-marked and sourced through their authorised UK distributors with batch traceability. I am a faculty trainer for Stylage. I do not use permanent fillers or unbranded products.

WHO IS YOUR PRACTITIONER

Medical Governance & Practitioner Verification

Dr Chike Emeagi - GMC Registration No. 4418489

At Hampstead Aesthetics, every chin filler treatment is carried out by Dr Chike Emeagi, a fully registered medical doctor and GP whose qualifications and licence to practise are publicly verifiable.

MRCGP - Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
MRCS - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MSc Aesthetic Medicine - Postgraduate master's degree in aesthetic clinical practice
GMC Licensed - Full licence to practise, verifiable on the public medical register
Senior Trainer, Derma Medical; Faculty Trainer, Stylage

You are encouraged to verify Dr Chike’s registration directly on the https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/4418489 GMC’s online medical register before booking. Any doctor practising without a valid GMC licence is doing so illegally.

DOCTOR LED TREATMENT

Why Doctor Led Matters

The mental nerve exits the jawbone on each side of the chin and supplies sensation to the lower lip; the submental and inferior labial arteries run beneath the chin and along the lip. A needle into the nerve gives weeks of lower-lip numbness; filler into an artery blocks the skin it supplies. Both are avoided by knowing where they run and by using a cannula on the bone rather than a needle through the tissue. The UK has no legal requirement for the person injecting your chin to know any of this.

At Hampstead Aesthetics I assess the profile, plan the placement, inject every syringe myself by cannula, watch the skin as I go, and keep hyaluronidase, an anaphylaxis kit and a written occlusion protocol on the shelf. I hold the ACE complication management certification and every patient has my direct number.

YOUR SAFETY

Emergency Safety Protocols

Anaphylaxis kit on site — full adrenaline protocol for allergic reaction.
Hyaluronidase on site — reversal agent for hyaluronic acid filler and part of the vascular occlusion protocol.
ACE-certified practitioner — I hold emergency complication management certification.
999 escalation protocol — written procedures for emergency hospital transfer.

Every product and device is CE-marked and sourced from authorised UK distributors. The clinic holds full professional indemnity insurance covering all treatments.

CONSENT

Consent, Privacy & Your Rights

Before treatment you have a full written consultation covering medical history, contraindications, realistic outcomes and the specific risks of each treatment in your plan. Treatment only proceeds with informed, documented consent. If you have a concern, raise it with me directly; if it is not resolved, you can escalate to the General Medical Council.

Your consultation, treatment and review are all conducted by the same doctor. There are no hand-offs.

Reviewed September 2026. Dr Chike Emeagi, GMC No. 4418489. Regulatory position correct at date of review; licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England is subject to change.

FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

What does chin filler do?

It projects a weak or receding chin forward, lengthens a short lower face, defines the jawline, smooths a chin crease and balances the profile, by placing a firm hyaluronic acid gel on the chin bone. Because the chin sets the proportions of the lower face, correcting it makes the nose look smaller, the lips look balanced and the neck look cleaner. My blog on what chin filler does goes into the assessment.

How much does chin filler cost in London?

At Hampstead Aesthetics 1 ml is £350 and 2 ml, the commonest treatment, is £600, with the consultation, profile photographs, a premium firm filler placed by cannula and a two-week review included. Chin and jawline together is from £900. Across London, 1 ml by a doctor is typically £400 to £600.

How much chin filler do I need?

One millilitre for mild recession, the crease or a top-up; two for a clearly weak or short chin, which is what most patients need; three or more when the jawline is treated as well. I decide from your profile photographs at consultation, and I would rather place 2 ml and add at the review than place 3 ml and dissolve.

How long does chin filler last?

Twelve to eighteen months for most patients and two years for some, longer than lips or cheeks, because the filler sits on bone in an area that barely moves and the gels used are firm. Top-ups need less each time. My blog on how long chin filler lasts covers what affects it.

Can chin filler fix a weak or receding chin?

Yes, and it is the commonest reason for the treatment. A chin that sits behind a line dropped from the lower lip is projected forward with 1 to 2 ml placed on the bone, and the change to the profile is immediate. A very severely receding chin, or one with a bite problem, is improved by filler but may ultimately need a surgical opinion, and I say so.

Does chin filler hurt?

Very little. Numbing cream is applied for fifteen minutes, the fillers contain lidocaine and the cannula passes through a single entry point, producing pressure rather than pain. The chin is tender for a day or two. The treatment takes 15 to 20 minutes.

Will chin filler look natural?

Yes, when it is placed on the bone at the right vector and stopped at the right volume. Unnatural chins are pointed, from filler placed too shallow or too far forward, or heavy, from too much along the border in a female face. I assess the profile with the photographs in front of us, place by cannula and check the profile with you sitting up after each pass.

Is chin filler reversible?

Yes. Hyaluronic acid filler dissolves within 24 to 48 hours of an injection of hyaluronidase, which I keep on the shelf. That makes chin filler the sensible trial for anyone considering a surgical chin implant: if you like the shape, you can keep it or have it made permanent; if not, it is gone. My dissolving page explains the process.

Chin filler or jawline filler?

Usually chin first, because a jawline without a chin has no corner to end at, and many jawlines look soft only because the chin is short. Jawline filler along the border and the angle comes second, where definition is still needed, and the two together are from £900 for 3 ml.

Can chin filler help a double chin?

Indirectly. A projected chin casts a shadow over the neck and makes submental fat less obvious, but it does not remove it. Where the double chin is the main problem I treat the fat first with fat dissolving or HIFU, then the chin, and the double chin page explains the order.

Can I have chin filler with lip filler?

Yes, and it is the pairing I recommend most often, because lips that look too big or too forward are usually sitting in front of a short chin. Chin first, then reassess the lips; many patients find they need less lip filler than they thought, or none. Together from £520.

Does chin filler change how I look from the front?

Yes, when it is placed downward as well as forward. A short lower face looks longer, a round face looks slimmer and more oval, and a heart-shaped face gains a base. Placed forward only, the change is mainly in profile. The consultation decides the vector from both views.

Is there downtime after chin filler?

Very little. Swelling for two or three days, occasionally a bruise at the entry point under the chin, and normal eating and speaking from the start. Avoid exercise, alcohol and heat for 48 hours and pressure on the chin for a week. Most patients go straight back to work.

How soon before an event should I have chin filler?

Two weeks at least, ideally three, so that swelling has settled, the review has happened and the profile is final. The chin settles faster than lips or cheeks.

Where in London do you offer chin filler?

At Hampstead Aesthetics on West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6, two minutes from West Hampstead Jubilee line, Overground and Thameslink stations. Patients come from Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, St John’s Wood, Belsize Park, Kilburn, Primrose Hill and across North and West London.

Arrange your chin filler consultation

If your chin sits behind your lips, your lower face looks short or your profile has never looked right in photographs, a consultation with me photographs your profile, shows you what one or two millilitres will do, and quotes in writing. Patients come from West Hampstead, NW6 and across London. Related: Lip filler, Cheek fillers, Nose filler, Double chin.

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Reviewed by Dr Chiké Emeagi, MBBS, MRCGP, MRCS, GMC No. 4418489.

Last reviewed September 2026. This page is for information only and does not replace a medical consultation. Results vary between individuals and are not guaranteed. All treatments carry potential risks, which are discussed before any procedure. Before-and-after photographs show individual patients and do not guarantee identical outcomes. Prices are taken from the clinic price list at the date of review. Hampstead Aesthetics, 269 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London NW6 1QS.