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Submental W-plasty for correction of 'turkey gobbler' deformities
T K Ehlert1, J R Thomas, F F Becker
1Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110.
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
There are many causes and types of submental contour deformities. One such deformity called a turkey gobbler, is caused by an excess of flaccid submental skin and as an isolated defect is seen more commonly in men. We have found that skin excision and a running submental W-plasty for correction of this deformity yields a superior cosmetic result with excellent camouflage of the submental scar. Two cases are illustrated.