Injecting Botulinum Toxine Actually Can Be Done From What Age? This Is A Doctor's Explanation

JAKARTA - Injecting botulinum toxine is a procedure that uses toxine produced from bacterial Clostridium botulinum, to treat various medical and cosmetic conditions.

These injections are used to reduce facial wrinkles, treat chronic migraines, muscle disorders such as servics and bleachharospasm, and excessive sweat.

Regarding the age of people who can receive this injection, it varies widely. A dermatologist, dr. Anesia Tania, SpDVE, FINSDV, said that the injection of botulinum toxine can even be done from the age of children, as long as there are indications of certain medical conditions.

"Actually, for botulinum toxine, from the age of a child or a baby, you can use it if there are indications. For the elderly, if there are migraines and others," said doctor Anesia when met in the SCBD area, Jakarta, written on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

In beauty procedures, the use of botulinum toxine injections must also be with indications, especially if people are young. This will usually be a consultation between doctors and patients.

"For aesthetic procedures, we also continue to see indications. Whether there will be wrinkles for a 20-year-old child, it could be, because genetically so, although very rarely."

"Does it need to be toxic, it will be a conversation between the patient and the doctor. However, there are also indications, for example, he likes to bully his teeth, so he migraines, his face is not symmetric, so sometimes we can do it at a younger age," he said.

If after the consultation is carried out and the doctor sees the right indication, a botulinum injection procedure can be carried out. This procedure is also carried out taking into account the psychological readiness of the patient.

"For example, after the consultation, the doctor saw the correct indications, and saw psychologically and physiologically that the patient was also able to do enough, so a botulinum toxine was injected," he concluded.