Surgical Anatomy of the Midcheek: Facial Layers, Spaces, and the Midcheek Segments

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-404

  Mendelson, Bryan C ^a   Jacobson, Steven R ^b  

^a Toorak Cosmetic Surgery Centre   (Australia)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lid cheek junction; Malar fat pad; Malar mound; Midcheek; Midcheek furrow; Nasojugal groove; Orbicularis retaining ligament

Indexed keywords

AGING; FACE; FACE MUSCLE; FACE PROFILE; FACIAL BONE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MAXILLA; MIDCHEEK; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SKIN SURFACE; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ZYGOMA;

CHEEK; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; SKIN AGING;

EID: 44949224581     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2008.02.003     Document Type: Review

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