“Orange peel chin” refers to irregular dimpled texture on the chin surface, resembling an orange peel. This is usually not a surface skin issue but rather the underlying mentalis muscle over-contracting, pulling chin skin inward to create wavy bumps and grooves. It is especially noticeable when speaking, chewing, or feeling tense. Seoul’s Rappoel Dermatology uses Korean Coretox to precisely relax the mentalis muscle, restoring smooth and natural chin appearance.
Why Does Your Chin Become Orange Peel?
- Overactive Mentalis: The mentalis is the main chin muscle; over-contraction pulls skin into wavy ridges
- Expression Habits: Frequent pouting, lip-pressing, or unconscious chin-tightening
- Receded Chin: Receded jaw bone requires mentalis to work harder, making texture more pronounced
- Aging: Decreased skin elasticity with age makes mentalis-induced creases harder to rebound
- Stress: Tension leads to unconscious jaw and chin clenching, strengthening mentalis
Coretox Mentalis Relaxation Treatment
- Assessment: Doctor asks patient to make various expressions (pouting, closing mouth, smiling) to observe chin texture changes and confirm mentalis influence
- Marking: Typically 1-2 injection points at chin center or slightly lateral
- Precise Injection: 4-8 units of Coretox into deep mentalis muscle using ultra-fine needle
- Observation: 15-minute post-injection observation
- Duration: About 10 minutes
- Onset: Results appear in 3-7 days, peak at 2 weeks
- Duration of Effect: Typically 3-4 months
Ideal Candidates
- Visible chin dimpling or texture, especially during expressions
- Chin looks like orange peel or has wavy surface
- Habit of pouting or lip-pressing
- Receded chin with compensatory mentalis overactivity
- Previous chin filler with persistent texture issues
Combination Options
- Chin Filler: Relax mentalis before filler for more even distribution and better results
- Receded Chin Correction: Severe recession needs filler extension first, then mentalis relaxation
- Habit Correction: Reduce pouting and lip-pressing
- Stress Management: Reduce unconscious jaw and chin clenching
Coretox is a purified botulinum toxin by Korean company Hugel, with low impurity protein content ideal for precise facial injections. Mentalis relaxation requires high technical skill — too superficial injection may affect orbicularis oris causing asymmetrical smile, too deep may produce no visible effect. Rappoel Clinic is located 3 minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 10 in Seoul, with doctors experienced in facial muscle anatomy who precisely locate the mentalis for safe, effective orange peel chin treatment.
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Orange Peel Chin Concerns? Contact Rappoel
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