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FROM WHAT AGE CAN CHIN INJECTIONS BE PERFORMED ?<\/h1>\n

Non-surgical genioplasty, or non-surgical chin correction using hyaluronic acid injections, is a reliable, precise and reversible alternative to bone surgery. However, many questions remain about the minimum age for this aesthetic treatment. Can a receding chin be corrected during adolescence ? Is there an upper age limit ? What medical precautions are needed according to patient age ?
This page objectively and rigorously addresses the question : from what age can chin injections be performed ? We examine the biological, regulatory, psychological and aesthetic aspects needed to establish an indication consistent with good practice.<\/p>\n

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Chin development<\/h2>\n

Before hyaluronic acid chin injections, understanding craniofacial development is essential. The chin, also called the pogonion, is integral to the mandible, whose growth may continue relatively late, sometimes until age 21 in men. This prolonged bone growth justifies caution and, in some cases, postponing overly early aesthetic treatment.
The chin is among the last facial bone structures to stabilise. Growth, influenced by genetics, hormones and functional habits such as chewing, tongue position and dental occlusion, may continue until ages 17-18 in women and 20-21 in men.
Injecting before bone growth finishes carries several risks : distorting natural profile development, masking an underlying skeletal abnormality or requiring repeated, unsuitable long-term corrections.<\/p>\n

The legal age for aesthetic chin injections<\/h2>\n

In Switzerland, as in most European countries, aesthetic medical procedures are reserved for adults, except in very specific medical situations such as congenital malformations, post-traumatic reconstruction or certain functional indications.
Non-surgical genioplasty is therefore legally available from age 18. Even beyond this age, informed consent remains essential. Consultation before any hyaluronic acid injection is mandatory : it includes detailed history-taking, facial morphological analysis and psychological assessment. The aim is an informed decision in the patient's best interests.
In minors, hyaluronic acid injections can only be considered therapeutically, for example for severe congenital mandibular dysmorphology, post-traumatic damage or postoperative reconstruction.
These rare, highly regulated procedures must take place in a hospital with multidisciplinary assessment involving a maxillofacial surgeon, orthodontist and, if necessary, psychiatrist. Written parental consent is mandatory for this type of intervention.<\/p>\n

Aesthetic indications from age 18<\/h2>\n

Once legal adulthood is reached, non-surgical genioplasty suitability depends on more than chronological age. Several factors must be considered to ensure appropriate, safe treatment.<\/p>\n