"This procedure can be performed at any age after facial maturity is achieved," Dr. Smith said. Though, typically the earliest he sees patients for it is in their mid-to-late 20s.
If you would like to err on the side of caution, Dr. Douglas recommended waiting until your mid-to-late-30s because facial fat may reduce on its own. "Our buccal fat pads settle and 'mature' when we are about 21," he said. "Most patients will see a slow, progressive, and ongoing reduction in the buccal fat starting at 30 or so. Those decreases continue through the decade and continue into our 40s and 50s, creating hollows, which contribute to laxity and ageing."