A layered approach to neck lift

Neck aesthetics are a vital and indispensable component of cervicofacial beauty. Cosmetic deformities may be due to congenital or acquired etiologies successful management depends on accurately diagnosing the underlying anatomical problems applying appropriate surgical non-surgical procedures achieve desired result. For clinical evaluation treatment, neck anatomy conceptualized into three layers wherein superficial layer consists skin subcutaneous fat, intermediate platysma muscle interplatysmal deep subplatysmal digastric muscles, submandibular glands, skeletal support structures. The goal this article is review aesthetics, cosmetic deformities, indications for different treatment techniques by way systematic layered approach.