[Use of neck muscle in the correction of facial asymmetry. The Barron-Tessier flap].

The musculocutaneous or purely muscular flap from the platysma can be used effectively for repair of loss of substance of the skin and mucous membranes of the lower third of the face, and also for contour reconstruction of the soft tissues of the face in such difficult indications as Romberg's progressive facial hemi-atrophy. Based on the original description by Barron in 1965, Paul Tessier has widely developed and trained in the use of this procedure for the last 15 years. The operative technique is described, indications and contra-indications discussed, and long-term results and tactics to be followed for correction of facial asymmetries outlined.