“The platysmal bands are basically like wrinkles on the neck, but they can also pull the entire lower face down so it blunts ...

There are various options for repairing chin defects, including full thickness skin grafts, secondary intention healing, and flap options, such as bilobed, rhomboid, platysmal and V-Y advancement ...

Platysma weakness has been acknowledged as a sign of central hemiparesis, particularly when facial paresis is not obvious. A 71 year old man—who had no history of Bell’s palsy or ...