I had a deep plane face and neck lift with platysmaplasty 6 months ago. I was under the impression that I would be receiving a corset platysmaplasty (with the platysma muscles sutured to the collarbone) but the surgeon only sutured the platysma muscles down to the hyoid bone where they were sutured. When I turn my head, my neck looks terrible below the hyoid bone due to the platysma muscles. Is it possible to get a corset platysmaplasty after the platysma muscles have been sutured to the hyoid bone? Is the timeframe important, i.e., is it best to do it sooner rather than later? Thanks so much for any help.
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June 3, 2025
Answer: Revision Platysmaplasty
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Jacob Tower, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
This generally occurs if the surgeon is too aggressive in "deep neck" maneuvers such as removing too much fat under the platysma muscle. Whether or not deep neck work is needed is highly dependent on anatomy- there are many patients that do not require this, as they have little or no excess fat...
I would recommend a secondary neck lift. There is still significant platysmal banding which may require direct band excision or release of the deeper attachments of the platysma on the deeper cervical fascia. I would recommend a re-evaluation by a very experienced plastic surgeon certified by...
Getting a neck tuck under local would be great and make a significant improvement. The incision is hidden under the chin. I also do lipo and morpheus/quantum of the jawline at the same time for added skin tightening. I would recommend shaving the straggly beard off but keeping the fu man chu....
