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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
The structure of the submental platysma muscle was evaluated in 20 preserved cadavers. Four distinct patterns were identified, depending on the pattern of merging of the right and left platysma bundles. Fifteen percent of cases showed a complete platysma diaphragm submentally, while in the other 85% there was some degree of midline dehiscence. In the 85% of cases where right and left fibers merged or crossed to form a V or U shape, the apex of the V or U was measured relative to the chin point. The distance between right and left fibers was measured at two locations posterior to the chin point. The width of the midline dehiscence (when present) was 6-24 mm (mean 11.8 mm) 1 cm posterior to its apex and 10-44 mm (mean 20.00 mm) 2 cm posterior to the apex. The wider and more divergent the dehiscence and the more U-shaped the dehiscence between left and right platysma bundles, the greater may be the tendency to a "turkey gobbler" deformity with inadequate medial support for the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0901-5027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
170-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Anatomic evaluation of anterior platysma muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article