BACKGROUND Preferred techniques for rejuvenation and contouring of the neck region have evolved over the past 40 years. A slender neckline is recognized as an attractive feature of youth, whereas aging of the lower face often includes ptosis of the soft tissues of the chin and banding or cording of the muscles of the anterior and lateral neck. Aesthetic rejuvenation of the face and neck involve...

CONTEXT The traumatic loss of an ear greatly affects the patient because of the severe aesthetic deformity it entails. The characteristic format of the ear, with a fine skin covering a thin and elastic cartilage, is not found anywhere else in the human body. Thus, to reconstruct an ear, the surgeon may try to imitate it by sculpting cartilage and covering it with skin. OBJECTIVE To use a plat...

OBJECTIVES To systematically review and quantify complication rates and to identify preoperative factors among patients who underwent platysma myocutaneous flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer. DESIGN This study analyzed 190 patients in 16 case series published between 1982 and 2002. Funnel plots, contingency tables, and chi(2) analyses were used to minimize bias and heterogeneity amo...

BACKGROUND The usage of submental flap is a good method for head and neck reconstruction, but it has some risk also, such as anatomical variations and surgical errors. In this article, we present a modified incision design for the submental flap. METHODS We designed a modified submental flap incision method based on the overlap of the incision outline of the submental flap, platysma myocutane...

The two main forms of myositis ossificans are congenital and acquired. Either form is rare in the head and neck region. The acquired form is often due to trauma, with bullying as a fairly common cause. This report of myositis ossificans of the platysma in an 11-year-old female patient emphasizes the need for a high index of suspicion in unexplainable facial swellings in children and the benefit...

Ultrasound-guided blocks of the cervical plexus are established anesthetic procedures for carotid endarterectomies. However, the innervation of the cervical region is complex and subject to relevant anatomical variability. Involved are portions of the cervical and brachial plexus and cranial nerves (IX,X-functional and sensory innervation of the arterial vessel wall; VII-platysma, XIsternocleid...