[Analysis of the implications of the adipose tissue in facial morphology, from a revue of the literature and dissections of 10 half-faces.] [Ann Chir Plast Esthet] Journal article

The morphological implications of the fatty tissue of the face are unegual. We study these with a revue of the literature and an anatomical study with dissections of 10 half-faces. The sub-cutaneous fat, over the superficialis fascia, have got the most important implications on the morphology. These depend of the localisations on the face and the age and the weight of each subject. We can observe modifications of the positions of this fatty layer on old subjects, but also a diminution of its volume. The sub-fascial fatty tissue, above the SMAS is represented by few fat pads and seems ,to bee less concerned by modifications of its volumes.

Ann Chir Plast Esthet