The frontal branch of the facial nerve across the zygomatic arch: Anatomical relevanceof the high-SMAS technique

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1221-1230

  Trussler, Andrew P ^a,b   Stephan, Phillip ^a   Hatef, Dan ^a   Schaverien, Mark ^a   Meade, Ricardo ^a   Barton, Fritz E ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHEEK; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE; FASCIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; ZYGOMA;

CADAVER; CHEEK; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE; FASCIA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHYTIDOPLASTY; ZYGOMA;

EID: 77951076911     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d18136     Document Type: Article

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