Abstract
WHEN THE MANDIBULOCERVICAL ANGLE IS LOST AND THE AREA underneath the jaw is no longer taut, the youthful look is gone. This area, which can be corrected by platsymorrhaphy and fat removal, (the submental tuck) may be an isolated problem in a younger patient or part of the general pattern of facial descent in a patient of older years. Cheek “slide” is a separate age phenomenon. The patient’s actual age means little; general descent is seen even in patients as young as 30 to 35.
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Wilkinson, T.S. (1994). Submental Triangle. In: Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2594-2_5
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