| Title | Surgery on the buccal fat pad in masseter transfer. | | Author(s) | Conley J, Angel MF | | Institution | Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York. | | Source | Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988 Mar; 114(3):287-90. | | MeSH | Adipose Tissue
Cheek
Facial Asymmetry
Facial Paralysis
Humans
Masseter Muscle
Masticatory Muscles
Methods
| | Abstract | The buccal fat pad is an essential anatomic structure in the esthetic presentation of the face. It may become hypertrophied, with fullness of the cheek, or atrophic, with a sunken appearance, or become a plus or minus factor in reconstruction in this area. Lipoma of this pad is extremely rare, but it must also be differentiated. There are, therefore, certain circumstances where the presence or absence of the buccal fat pad can create a specific imbalance and asymmetry in the face. The correction of these conditions may require reduction or augmentation. The anatomy, the risks, the classification, and the various surgical techniques that are available to accomplish this are outlined and correlated to the masseter muscle transfer. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 3342121 |
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