Fig. 5.

a, b Views before the operation and 1 week afterward showing a 57-year-old woman with a medial skin band based on possible platysma muscular fibers interlaced along the medial line. The two platysma bands were treated and eliminated through four myotomies on each side. Skin quality shows minimal trauma and rapid recovery. c–h Frontal and lateral views before the operation as well as 3 and 17 months afterward. No face- or neck-lift was performed. There is minimal evidence of the platysma bands, even in this case with excessively thin skin