Contouring the neck in rhytidectomy by lipectomy and a muscle sling.
Accurate diagnosis of the cause of the objectionable contour problems is necessary for the execution of appropriate and adequate surgical technique for correction. For improving neck contour, I use an adequate lipectomy combined with deep support provided by a sling made from full-width platysma muscle flaps.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*