The retaining system of the face: Histologic evaluation of the septal boundaries of the subcutaneous fat compartments

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1804-1809

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Pessa, Joel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DERMIS; FACE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 43149105392     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31816c3c1a     Document Type: Article

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