Would a chin implant be advised for my small chin/big lips? (Photo)

The decision to undergo surgery should not be taken lightly. When properly executed, plastic surgery can be an important adjunct in positively impacting the cosmetic appearance of someone's chin, nose, and facial features. Consult a board-certified facial plastic surgeon or a general plastic surgeon in your community for this matter.

A chin implant can be inserted through a sub mental approach under local anesthesia. The key is to pick the appropriate-sized chin implant which is done at the time of the examination /consultation.

A chin implant is a less traumatic surgery and will improve your profile if have a right size implant. Too large an implant will not be a good match for you chin.

Ideally, due to the poor development of your lower jaw (the mandible), orthodontics and lower jaw (orthognathic) surgery is optimal.  However, if performed properly, compromise (less complex) procedures can be an alternative.  A small implant could be helpful, but if it is too large, it will not look natural.  Another approach is to both project and lengthen the chin with a genioplasty (cutting the bone).  The latter is what I would likely recommend if you are not interested in orthodontics and orthognathic surgery.  Please obtain a consultation with a patient well versed in all of these procedures. 

Samblard, Your photos are actually pretty good! A chin implant would be advisable
assuming you have little to no problem with the alignment of your mandible
(jaw) and maxilla (upper jaw). Should that be the case then braces may be
helpful first. Your dentist should be able to help you out with that issue.
Other than that a chin implant should work well. As far as your lips go I have
patients that pay me to make their lips look as full as yours. Don't be in a
hurry to change that; as you get older they will naturally loose some of their
plumpness.  As usual, see a facial
plastic specialist and make sure you like their photos. Good luck!

The lower third of your face is underdeveloped, and a chin implant would only worsen the imbalance between it and the rest of your face.You need both vertical and horizontal augmentation, and the only way to do that is with either a genioplasty or, if you have a bad overbite, with formal jaw (orthognathic) surgery.Seek out a surgeon in your area who has experience in both procedures - only with an in-person examination can you determine which of the procedures is best for you.

I agree that your chin is small or under projected for your face. Enhancing your chin with injection of filler (such as Perlane),  advancing the bone (genioplasty), or with an implant (Porex/Medpor or silastic). Facial balance is very important, and you will see a very nice enhancement without significantly changing your look. Chin surgery is often do e at the same time as nose surgery.

I would say absolutely not.  Your chin is not only recessive but also deficient vertically. A chin implant will make it worse.  The correct surgery for your situation is a sliding genioplasty to increase both vertical and horizontal aspects.Obviously no doctor can be 100% accurate without seeing the patient.I would caution you to select a surgeon with a lot of experience in chin surgery as I have seen many patients get chin  implants that were not good candidates.Joe Niamtu, III DMDCosmetic Facial Surgery Richmond, Virginia

based on your photographs I think this is a very good question.  In your particular case based on your photograph and without a physical exam I would say it is good to be a little conservative and your case.  I would probably ensure that your chin implant was placed as close to the inferior edge of the mandible and chin as possible and probably limit the overall size to a tailored or customized large or medium.  Based on her photograph I would need to get us that your somewhere between 5 foot 5 and 5 foot 8.  This allows for at least a medium chin implant that would still look natural.  He also have a somewhat square chin though it is small which must be taken into account.  If the chin implant has too much forward projection, sits too high, or simply too big it could look a little odd coupled with your full lips.

Yes, you are correct.  Your chin is receded and thus other features of your face appear larger.  Your lips are perfect, so having a chin implant is a perfect procedure for you.  When done by a skilled surgeon with experience, the procedure is quick and easy.  The recovery is also very quick.