The skin flaps were elevated in the plane beneath the platysma (see neck anatomy), and the external jugular vein, seen crossing the sternocleidomastoid, was ligated and divided.
The deep cervical fascia was incised along the lateral border of the sternocleidomastoid, and the clavicular head of the muscle was elevated and divided above the clavicle.
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