Some anatomical observations on midface aging and long-term results of surgical treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 258-268

  Owsley, John Q ^a,b   Roberts, Christa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; FACE; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN AGING;

EID: 38049022477     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293872.14916.bb     Document Type: Article

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