Protruding chin when I smile. Am I a good candidate for chin implant or would botox give me a more balanced look? (photos)

Thank you for your question and photos. Chin implants are ideal for patients who would like to strengthen a weak or recessed chin, so this approach is unlikely to alleviate the protrusion you’re referring to.
Botox injections are regularly used to slenderize the appearance of a wide jawline and may help deproject your chin to create the desired effect. I recommend scheduling an in-person consultation with an experienced, board-certified facial plastic surgeon or injector. They will be able to discuss your aesthetic goals with you and suggest the best treatment option.

Thank you for your question regarding a chin implant and for including photos. The side profile is especially helpful!

From the photos that you shared, it appears that you would make a great candidate for a chin implant. The implant would give you more facial balance.

To be sure, see two or more experienced, licensed and board-certified providers in your area for a complete evaluation to make sure you are a good candidate and that it is safe for you to have treatment.

I hope this helps.

We do not make facial assessments with patients having facial expressions.
Assessment pictures need to be expression less without showing strong emotions.
If you create a treatment based on how you look when you’re smiling then what is that going to do when you’re not smiling.
Look at plastic surgeons and how they take before and after pictures and try to emulate those.
Sideways pictures should be with you looking straight forward with someone else taking the picture or using the timer on your camera.
Don’t use mirrors or try to hold your own phone.
We can’t really make a good assessment without quality pictures. Consider consulting with local oral surgeons or plastic surgeons. Both specialties contribute to surgical treatments of this part of the face. Oral surgeons tend to see things more from a skeletal perspective.
Patients should probably refrain from making their own assessment or deciding what is the correct procedure.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD