Chapter-44-Lamellar High SMAS Face-Lift

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Chapter 44 Lamellar High SMAS Face-Lift

Temporal branch

Zygomatic branch

Greater auricular nerve

Facial n. (CN VII)

Buccal branch

Marginal mandibular branch

Cervical branch

FIG 3  • The facial nerve and its branches.

FIG 2  • The great auricular nerve can be seen lying over the midbelly of the sternocleidomastoid muscle 6.5 cm below the external auditory canal.

Skin

Sub-galea plane Galea plane

Zygomatic ligament true ligament

Parotid gland

Masseteric ligament

SMAS plane

Masseter

Sub-SMAS plane

Mandibular ligament true ligament

Deep fascia plane

FIG 4  • The retaining ligaments of the face.