Hello beautiful people, let’s talk tip of the day. Don’t treat the chin on its own. You treat the chin, the mental crease, and the marionette lines all in one, in order to soften the area. Think of the face as a whole, not as a little part.
Dr Rami Haidar | 10th April 2026 | Excellence Medical Boutique, Dubai
Treating the chin in isolation is one of the more common reasons lower face results look off. The chin does not sit on its own. It sits between the mental crease above it and the marionette lines running down on either side, and those three areas form one continuous surface. Add projection to the chin while leaving the crease and the lines exactly as they were, and the folds can read as deeper than they did before, simply by contrast.
Dr Rami Haidar’s tip is to plan the chin, the mental crease, and the marionette lines together in one treatment, so the whole area softens rather than one point advancing ahead of everything around it.
The mental crease is the horizontal fold that sits between the lower lip and the chin. The marionette lines run downward from the corners of the mouth toward the jaw. Both tend to deepen as soft tissue support is lost and as the muscles of the lower face continue to pull downward with expression.
Because they sit directly above and beside the chin, they frame it. That is why anything done to the chin changes how they look, whether or not they were treated.
When the chin, the mental crease, and the marionette lines are treated as a single unit with dermal fillers, the transitions between them stay smooth. Support is restored across the whole lower face rather than at one isolated point, and the result is a softer area rather than a more prominent chin.
As Dr Rami Haidar puts it in the reel, think of the face as a whole, not as a little part. The alternative is a chin that projects further while the folds around it stay where they were, which tends to look treated rather than rested.
This approach suits patients whose lower face has flattened, whose mental crease has become more defined, or whose marionette lines have deepened, and whose skin quality and tissue support are still reasonable.
It does not suit everyone. Significant skin laxity may need a different approach, and a genuinely retruded chin can be a question of jaw position and bite rather than of soft tissue volume. Dr Rami Haidar’s background in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is useful precisely here, because assessment can separate a soft tissue problem from a skeletal or dental one before any product is chosen.
A chin, a mental crease, and a set of marionette lines are one region of the face rather than three separate items on a treatment list. Treating them together is what softens the area, and treating the chin alone is what makes the surrounding folds stand out. If you are comparing clinics in Dubai, ask which areas will be treated together and why.
If you are considering chin filler, or you have noticed the lines around your mouth and chin deepening, book a consultation with Dr Rami Haidar at Excellence Medical Boutique in Jumeirah, Dubai. Planning begins with a full facial assessment rather than with a single area.
The chin sits between the mental crease above it and the marionette lines beside it, and the three form one continuous area. Adding projection to the chin alone can make the surrounding folds look deeper by contrast. Treating the area as one unit keeps the transitions smooth and softens the whole lower face.
The mental crease is the horizontal fold that sits between the lower lip and the chin. It often becomes more defined with age as soft tissue support is lost and as the muscles of the lower face pull downward with expression. It is one of the areas Dr Rami assesses alongside the chin itself.
Marionette lines run down from the corners of the mouth toward the jaw and develop as volume and structural support in the lower face reduce, with repeated muscle activity deepening them over time. Skin quality and the position of the chin both influence how noticeable they are. The cause in your case is established at consultation.
Restoring support to the chin can influence how the marionette lines look, because the two areas sit next to each other. It does not always improve them on its own, and in some patients a chin treated in isolation makes the lines more obvious. This is why the areas are usually planned together.
Longevity varies between patients depending on product, placement, and how much movement there is in the area. Dr Rami will give you a realistic timeframe for your own plan at consultation rather than a fixed number. No injectable treatment is risk free, and risks, benefits, and alternatives should be discussed beforehand.
Located in the heart of Jumeirah, Dubai, Excellence Medical Boutique is more than a clinic, it’s a destination. A sanctuary where innovation, expertise and care come together to enhance your natural beauty and confidence. Excellence Medical Boutique is conveniently located on 197 Jumeira St, Jumeirah, Jumeirah 1, Dubai. This makes it easy for patients travelling from across Dubai to visit for consultation and treatment.
