… (FDFG) is a well-known technique for plastic surgical reconstruction of facial and complex
head and neck defects 6,17 . Many authors have documented that autologous abdominal …

… as rhytidectomy, and also for facial reconstruction following parotidectomy procedures.[9] …
of facial fat. These surgeries involve the superior elevation of the SMAS to elevate superficial …

… fat injections and malar implants were excluded from the study. The study group consisted of
9 patients, none of whom received autologous fat injections … high SMAS flap elevation. The …

… who developed superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) … instructed to sleep with
head elevation for 2 weeks and take … We think that fat injection may not be suitable for such a …

… complications of the SMAS graft reconstruction could not be … and only performed SMAS
graft reconstruction for small- to … 1 tympanoplasty with limited elevation of tympanomeatal flap…

… underwent facial defect reconstruction surgery between 2013 and … cases underwent the defect
reconstruction surgery in the … to reconstruct post-traumatic or post-excisional facial defects. …

… , and 2D cross-sectional data was reconstructed. These were further processed into 3D models
… these aspects, they believe that it is possible to determine the optimal flaps for elevation. …

… the effect of superiorly oriented superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) movement on
… soft-tissue elevation, 5 management of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), …

… as plication of the Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System (SMAS) … Elevation The mean
elevation of the ipsilateral lip commissure … of facial paralysis, such as fat grafting or rhytidoplasty. …

Introduction The superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) is a well described facial
functional unit in humans. SMAS connects mimic musculature to the skin having many …