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Midfacial analysis and planning for midface augmentation with injectable filling materials: an anatomical approach
1Dezfoul University of Medical Sciences, Ganjavian Hospital, Dezfoul, Iran. shtaheri@sina.tums.ac.ir
Background:
Midfacial augmentation improves the appearance of patients with flat or ptotic cheek.
Objectives:
To develop a simple method of preoperative delineating the location of the ideal malar prominence and determining the best area to augment with injectable filling materials.
Methods:
We used detailed analysis of the facial features of some Caucasian men and women as the basis for this study.
Results:
We described a technique to locate the ideal malar prominence and proposed a classification of midfacial contour defects.
Conclusion:
This method greatly simplifies the surgeon's task of determining the area to be augmented.