Meraki Esthetique’s own CEO and Medical Director, Dr. Joyce Regalado, took the stage as one of the featured speakers at Facial Aesthetic Nexus 2026, a postgraduate course on non-surgical and surgical facial enhancement held last July 4, 2026, at MK Tan Hall, Bayanihan Center, Pioneer St., Kapitolyo, Pasig City. The course was organized by the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, in cooperation with the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

The event gathered some of the country’s leading names in facial aesthetics for a full day of talks covering everything from Botulinum Toxin injection and thread lifting to deep plane facelifts and advanced hair restoration. Dr. Regalado’s session, Chin Augmentation, was among the morning’s anchor lectures, a fitting spot for a topic she considers one of the most quietly transformative procedures in facial aesthetics.

A Framework Built on Five Questions

Rather than walking the room through measurements and techniques alone, Dr. Regalado built her talk around a simple mental checklist she uses with every patient considering chin augmentation:

1. What does the patient have?

2. What does the patient need?

3. What approach should be done?

4. What if the patient doesn’t want an implant?

5. What does the patient really want?

She walked the audience through her assessment process, from evaluating chin profile and projection to reading the subtle dynamics of the lower face, before moving into how those findings translate into implant selection and technique. True to the Meraki Method™, her emphasis throughout was that decisions should never be based on convenience or what’s available, but on each patient’s unique anatomy and facial proportions.

Dr. Regalado also devoted time to the non-surgical route, sharing how she approaches chin augmentation using dermal fillers for patients who aren’t ready for an implant, reinforcing that facial harmony can be achieved through more than one path.

The Question That Matters Most

The most memorable part of her talk wasn’t a technique at all. Dr. Regalado closed her lecture with a case that challenged her own assumptions: a patient who, despite a technically well-executed result, said she no longer felt like herself. It was a turning point that shaped how Dr. Regalado now practices.

“Successful chin augmentation is not measured by a beautiful profile,” she shared. “It’s measured when the patient feels that it is still themselves after.”

It’s a message that echoes the very foundation of Meraki Harmony, Meraki Esthetique’s guiding philosophy that results should be balanced, natural, and uniquely aligned with each individual, never trend-driven, never templated.

In Good Company

(left to right: Dr. Joyce Regalado-Go, Dr. Galen Clark Perez,  Dr. Eduardo Yap, and Dr. Terence Jason Flores)

Dr. Regalado shared the stage and the day with an impressive lineup of specialists, including Dr. Eduardo Yap, Dr. Terence Jason Flores, and Dr. Galen Clark Perez, among other respected voices in facial aesthetics. It was a full-circle moment as well, as Dr. Regalado trained under some of these very mentors earlier in her career, at FACES (Facial Aesthetic Core of ENT Surgeons).

Representing Meraki Esthetique

Being invited to speak at a gathering of this caliber is a reflection of the standard Meraki Esthetique holds itself to, one rooted in continuous learning, evidence-based technique, and above all, listening to the patient in front of you. Dr. Regalado’s session was a reminder that even in a field driven by precision and anatomy, the most important measurement is still how a patient feels in their own face.

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