Do I Need Just a Chin Augmentation or Are my Lips Too Large? (photo)

Full lips are a great thing. Lots of people pay very good money to achieve full lips! I wouldn't consider changing your lips in any way. A chin implant by augmenting your chin/ jaw will improve the balance of your lower face and create the illusion of smaller, or at least more balanced, lips. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACSWeber Facial Plastic Surgery

You do appear to be a good candidate for a chin augmentation.  You also do have lips that are on the larger end of the spectrum.  Lip size is really a matter of personal preference and some people prefer having larger lips.  I would recommend having the chin augmentation procedure first and then see how you feel about the lips.  It is possible that the chin implant may make your lips appear relatively a bit smaller.  

A chin implant would improve your jaw line and enhance facial balance and symmetry. In short, I think you would be an excellent candidate. There is little doubt that having a chin that is the appropriate size will change your perception of your midface triangle. Your midface in general will seem less prominent or strong. With this in mind, you should get your chin done first and see how you like the outcome. Should you feel strongly afterwards that your lips need to be made smaller that can be performed under local anesthesia without significant down time. Good luck and as always choose an experienced surgeon who specializes in facial aesthetics, has lots of photos that you like and gives you a sense of confidence.

I think you will find that if your chin had more horizontal and vertical projection, your lips would appear somewhat 'smaller' to you. At the least, change the chin first and then see how you feel about your lips.

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you're not a bad candidate for chin implant and in my opinion I would say you want to focus on adding some projection as well as some vertical height to the chin. I say this because too much projection alone without some adjustment in the vertical height of your chin can create a deep indentation between the chin and lips themselves. In your case that indentation would be very deep. With respect to your lips, that's a matter of preference, I've certainly seen larger though yours are somewhat on the larger end of the spectrum. Lip production is a relatively simple procedure under local anesthesia but you may find after a chin implant that they do not look as prominent to you. Another thing to remember or consider is that your lips will probably thin and reducing volume as you age.

best of luck  Chase Lay MD

 Aesthetically speaking the Chin is quite weak and a Chin Implant would augment the chin and balance the lower face.  The lips are equally full and in my aesthetic opinion is where the issue lies.  Aestheically, the lips should be balanced and appear so when the upper lip is no more than 75% the size of the lower.  Using this aesthetic ideal, the upper lip should be reduced slightly.  This, of course, could always be done after the Chin Implant has been done as augmenting the chin may take some attention off of the upper lip.  Hope this helps.