Implications of the Extension of Platysmal Fibers: PRS Journal Club Podcast August 2016- Part 3

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In Part 3 of the August 2016 PRS Journal Club Discussion, Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board Sammy Sinno, MD, Amanda Silva, MD, and Raj Sawh-Martinez, MD join special guest moderator, Debra Johnson, MD to discuss: "Clinical implications of the Extension of platysmal fibers on the Middle and Lower Faces," by Kim. Read the article: http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2016/080

SMAS facelift techniques

The SMAS is the layer of fibrous tissue and muscle under the facial fat, and nearly every facelift done by board-certified plastic surgeons tightens it. Surgeons fold it with stitches, remove a strip of it or lift it as a separate flap; reviews find high satisfaction with each method and none proven best.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it