Why is Chin Implant Not a Solution for Receding Chin? (photo)

Your chin recession, actually severe underdevelopment of the entire lower jaw, is so severe that a chin implant would be inadequate to give a satisfactory result. It is not a question of whether it can be done, because it can. It is just that other treatment options would be better such as total lower jaw advancement or even an osteoplastic genioplasty. (moving the chin bone) But since a lower jaw advancement is not an acceptable option, you should consider having a combined osteoplastic genioplasty with an implant in front of it.

I suspect if your plastic surgeon did a digital photoimaging session with you, that you'd have a better idea of what he's referring to. Current software allows patients to see their  images "morphed" to simulate a proposed surgical result. Mentoplasty (chin implant) is very effectively simulated by such software. Rhinoplasty and breast augmentation too. In your case, you have 3 options to consider:  mentoplasty (chin implant), genioplasty (chin bone repositioning), and orthognathic jaw surgery. Talk with your surgeon and have him show you what each might look like using modern technology, and then balance the risks and potential benefits in your decision on how to proceed.