Is a chin implant better for my short chin than a genioplasty? Will it feel natural?

Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations using chin implants for over 30 years.  Non smiling photos of your face from the front and side would help in the evaluation.  A weak chin creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top heavy and the lower face look short that de-emphasizes the lips and allows early formation of a double chin.  Chin augmentation using a chin implant will add projection to the chin creating harmony and balance to the lower face.  I have found that placement of a silastic chin implant, through a small curved incision under the chin (also allows excess skin removal) to be very safe, quick, highly effective and far less invasive than a sliding genioplasty.  I perform chin implant surgery in 30 minutes or less, often using a local anesthetic alone.  
Hope this helps.

Dear always, If you do not have any impeding problems with your bite then a chin augmentation is a very simple procedure that can provide a very nice balance to your profile and overall facial aesthetics. This procedure has a very quick recovery, and has very moderate discomfort associated with the procedure compared to genioplasty. An in office consultation aided with imaging can show you the proposed results. Patients forget they have a chin implant in after a few months and it feels very normal as if you were born with it after the recovery phase. See some examples in the link below and video above. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.