title: Use of "Submental Muscular Medialization and Suspension" to improve the Cervicomental Angle.
abstract: Many techniques have been presented over recent decades to address the neck contour in facial cosmetic surgery. Despite advances, limitations remain when dealing with the obtuse cervicomental angle. The authors describe a technique for improving the obtuse cervicomental angle. Submental muscular medialization and suspension is a simple yet highly effective surgical technique that can result in dramatic and enduring improvement in the cervicomental angle.
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Germantown, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Phillip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Langsdon
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Germantown, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*