| Title | The anatomy and clinical applications of the buccal fat pad. | | Author(s) | Stuzin JM, Wagstrom L, Kawamoto HK, Baker TJ, Wolfe SA | | Institution | Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. | | Source | Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Jan; 85(1):29-37. | | MeSH | Adipose Tissue
Cheek
Female
Humans
Surgery, Plastic
| | Abstract | The buccal fat pad is an anatomically complex structure that has great importance in facial contour. In properly selected individuals, judicious harvesting of buccal fat can produce dramatic changes in facial appearance by reducing the fullness of the cheek and highlighting the malar eminences. Using fresh cadaver dissection, the anatomy of the buccal fat pad is delineated and its relationship to the masticatory space, facial nerve, and parotid duct is defined. An intraoral approach for buccal fat harvesting is described based on these anatomic findings. Clinical experience manipulating the buccal fat pad for aesthetic modification of facial contour is illustrated. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 2293733 |
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