Background: Thorough understanding of head and neck anatomy is useful and necessary for dermatologic surgery.
Objective: To highlight pertinent head and neck anatomic structures that are encountered during dermatologic surgery and correlate these with common surgical problems.
Methods: Important anatomic structures and regional cutaneous anatomy are discussed and illustrated.
Results: Several important anatomic structures exist within the head and neck that can influence surgical outcomes.
Conclusion: Anatomic knowledge is helpful to the dermatologic surgeon to optimize reconstructive outcomes.