title: Isolated submentoplasty. A limited approach to the aging neck.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the application of a limited submentoplasty for improving the aesthetics of the cervical region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Private facial plastic surgery practice. All procedures were performed at an ambulatory surgical facility on an outpatient basis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients (36 women and 4 men) ranging from 37 to 68 years of age with a mean age of 52 years. Surgical procedures were performed over a 4-year period and follow-up ranged from 3 months to 3.5 years with a mean follow-up of 1.2 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Isolated submentoplasty operations performed by the senior surgeon (F.M.K.) over a 4-year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Aesthetic appearance of the neck as determined by comparison of preoperative and postoperative physical examinations and photographs, subjective patient responses, and chart reviews to determine complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty percent success rate and 10% complication rate, with these complications being minor and easily correctable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Isolated submentoplasty is a viable option for correction of cervical deformities in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kamer
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Frankel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods