The safe face lift with bony anatomic landmarks to elevate the SMAS

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1723-1726

  Wilhelmi, Bradon J ^a   Mowlavi, Arian ^a   Neumeister, Michael W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; PAROTID GLAND; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CEPHALOMETRY; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN;

EID: 0037446312     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000054237.81611.D8     Document Type: Article

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