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Weston Neck Lift (Platysmaplasty): The Surgeon's Guide to a Sharper Jawline

Suria Plastic Surgery · 2023-08-07 · 11 minutes

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Are you concerned about sagging skin or visible bands in the neck? 🔍 In this expert masterclass, Dr. Shashi Kusuma, "The Face Doctor of Florida," explains the science of the Platysmaplasty (Neck Lift). Learn how tightening the platysma muscle—the thin, sheet-like muscle extending from the upper chest to the lower face—can dramatically redefine your jawline and correct a "turkey neck" for a more yo

Deep neck lift

A deep neck lift treats the structures under the platysma muscle (deep fat, the digastric muscles and the submandibular salivary glands) as well as the skin and muscle on top. Surgeons add it when a neck would stay full after skin and muscle tightening alone.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it

New research on neck lift and platysma

Recent studies on the subject of the video, each with a plain summary where one is written.

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In-Office Surgical Procedures for Prejuvenation
Morrissette M, Stein E, Tai K, Trujillo O · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 42379225 · Plain summary
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Discussion: Management of Platysmal Banding in Face and Neck Lift Surgery
Timberlake AT, Nayak LM, Rosenberg DB · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 42647880
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Sweet syndrome following cervicofacial rhytidectomy: A case report
Vais B, Serror K, Pulvermacker B, Zakine E, Bouaziz JD, Chaouat M, et al. · JPRAS Open · PMID 42633396 · Plain summary
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Platysma Easy Clip: a less invasive technique for cervical rejuvenation with 100 clinical cases
Collini GC, Alves V, Mileu T, Cavalieri-Pereira L · J Craniomaxillofac Surg · PMID 42209361
2026
Management of Platysmal Banding in Face and Neck Lift Surgery
Sherif R, Kumar NG, Stuzin J, Hidalgo D, Rohrich RJ · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 41397101
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A Systematic Review of Injectable Lipolytic Agents for Nonsubmental Fat Reduction
Carrion K, Salingaros S, Bernal C, Barger BT, Lipman KJ, How-Volkman C, et al. · Plast Reconstr Surg · Systematic Review · PMID 41296813 · Plain summary