title: Resection of platysma bands in face-lift surgery.
abstract: The anatomy and function of the platysma muscle, its hypertrophy together with the submental fat pad in producing cosmetic defects, and the technique of resecting hypertrophied platysma muscle and submental fat to remove cosmetic defects are discussed and described.
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*