Surgical and nonsurgical treatment options in patients with movement disorders of the platysma.
OBJECTIVE
Movement disorders of the platysma may constitute both an aesthetic and a functional problem for the affected patients, who almost always have hyperkinesis. This article describes the different treatment options for movement disorders of the platysma.


METHODS
The therapeutic options that we used involved surgical and nonsurgical strategies (33 patients), including neurectomy of the cervical branch of the facial nerve, myectomy of the platysma, and the injection of botulinum toxin A. After therapy, patients were evaluated through self-assessment of the clinical outcome, clinical examination, and electromyography.


RESULTS
All patients showed improvement or complete alleviation of their symptoms. The data also showed that resection of the cervical branch of the facial nerve after its anterograde neurolysis may be performed during facial nerve reconstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
The various nonsurgical and surgical strategies are suitable for the treatment of different forms of platysmal movement disorders.
Laskawi
Rainer
R
ENT Department, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. rlaskawi@med.uni-goettingen.de
Rohrbach
Saskia
S
Rödel
Ralph
R
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005149:Facial Expression; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010808:Physical Examination; D013035:Spasm / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A