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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2004; 37(02): 060-063
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778596
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Scarless platysmaplasty for platysmal bands

Melvin A. Shiffman
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Sid Mirrafati
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ABSTRACT

Transection of plastysmal bands has required a surgical approach that leaves scars and limits patient activities for a period of time. The author has developed a sirnple method to transect the platysmal bands under local anesthesia without resorting to skin incisions. The transection is performed with the use of a Vicryl® suture that is inserted through the skin, around the platysmal band, and then out thiOugh the original entry pOint. A back and forih motion of the suture cuts through the band.



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