Surgical anatomy of the middle premasseter space and its application in sub-smas face lift surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-64

  Mendelson, Bryan C ^a,b   Wong, Chin Ho ^b  

^a Center for Facial Plastic Surgery   (Australia)

^b not available

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ANATOMY, REGIONAL; CADAVER; FACE; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 84879904116     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182910b70     Document Type: Article

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