Rhytidectomy with radical lipectomy and platysmal flaps.

Eighty-two consecutive cases of rhytidectomy by platysmal flap and submandibular and submental lipectomy are presented. The results are superior to previous methods. Although the platysmal flap technique defines the caudal portion of the neck from the hyoid bone to the sternomastoid muscle, the major definition to the submental and submandibular areas is given by lipectomy. The incidence and type of complications are similar to previous reports.