title: Superficial fascial and muscular layers in the face and neck: a histological study.
abstract: The author emphasizes and clarifies some disputed anatomical points based on topographical histological studies of the superficial muscular and fibrous layers of the face and neck, made in 8 cadavers, 6 human fetuses, 3 monkeys, and 42 surgical specimens. The findings in this anatomical study should make certain plastic surgical operations of the face more understandable, especially the rhytidectomy as it is done today.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D005205:Fascia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods