Midface anatomy, aging, and aesthetic analysis

Andre Yuan Levesque; Jorge I de la Torre

doi:10.1016/j.fsc.2015.01.002

Midface anatomy, aging, and aesthetic analysis

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2015 May;23(2):129-36. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2015.01.002.

Authors

Andre Yuan Levesque¹, Jorge I de la Torre²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1158 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35210, USA.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham VA Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1102 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35210, USA. Electronic address: jdlt@uab.edu.

PMID: 25921564
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2015.01.002

Abstract

This article reviews the key anatomic structures in the region of the midface, including important surface and bony landmarks, innervation, blood supply, muscle layers, and fat compartments. It also discusses changes in these structures related to the aging process and aesthetic analysis of the midface to aid with operative planning.

Keywords: Aesthetic analysis; Facial aging; Malar fat pad; Midface anatomy; Sub–orbicularis oculi fat.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging*
Esthetics*
Face / anatomy & histology*
Humans