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Figure 1. (A) Lateral view of the flexed neck in a 54-year-old woman showing the subplatysmal structures that have an impact on cervical contour: (1) hypertrophied anterior belly of the digastric muscle, (2) enlarged and ptotic submandibular salivary gland, and (3) flaccidity of the sternohyoid muscles; (B) upward view of the flexed neck of the same patient. Fat covering the sternocleidomastoid muscles is also illustrated (yellow)