Middle temporal vein: A fatal hazard in injection cosmetic surgery for temple augmentation

JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227-229

  Jiang, Xuan ^a   Liu, Da Lie ^a   Chen, Bing ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VEINS;

EID: 84901708738     PISSN: 21686076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2013.2565     Document Type: Letter

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