Superficial Face Flashcards
Layers of the SCALP
Skin
Connective Tissue - close, subcutaneous layer *has a superficial fatty and fairly vascular portion and a vascular deep portion - laceration can lead to perfuse bleeding
A: Aponeurotic layer –> Galea Aponeurotica, Scalp avulsions
L: Loose subaponeurotic layer (loose CT) - a potential space for the spread of infections, avulsion injuries. Spread of infections via emissary veins into the venous sinus
P: Periosteum -poor osteogenic properties
Scalp avulsions occur in which layer?
Aponeurotic layer
Which scalp layer can infections spread from the scalp to the brain?
Loose sub-aponeurotic layer (loose CT)
via the emissary veins into the venous sinus
CN: Depressed skull fractures
Which layers does it affect?
Over the superior sagittal venous sinus - a fraction of the bone will go into the superior sagittal venous sinus and cause the release of blood into the scalp in the Loose aponeurotic layer* leads to a scalp hematoma. There can be CSF here as well.
Seen above the eyebrows in baseball players - depressed skull fracture
If the baseball player gets hit with a bat or ball
- Loose aponeurotic layer*
- Scalp hematoma
- CSF leakage
Skull fracture with pneumocephalus
*Mount Fuji Sign
Frontal fracture - little holes are air sinuses. The large dark area is a pnumocephalus - air that has gotten in. Air comes from the frontal sinus that broke - air goes into the cranial vault and this forms a dark area on an MRI
When air enters it can be a potential route for infection
Scalp Avulsion
Affects the aponeurotic layer. Scalp avulsions occur secondary to an industrial accident. The patient ha long hair which was maintained in a pony tail S C A ** L- loose sub-aponeurotic layer P
Name the nerves of the scalp (6)
The posterior head and scalp are spinal nerves
- Supraorbital (V1)
- Supratrochlear (V1)
- Auriculotemporal (V3)
- Greater Occipital Nerve C2
- Lesser Occipital N. C2-C3
- Third Occipital N. C3- medial orbit
Companion nerves and arteries of the scalp:
Greater Occipital C2
Occipital A. - ECA
Companion nerves and arteries of the scalp:
Lesser Occipital N.
Posterior Auricular A. - ECA
Companion nerves and arteries of the scalp:
Auriculotemporal N.
Superficial Temporal A. - ECA
Companion nerves and arteries of the scalp:
Supraorbital N.
Supraorbital A. - ICA
Companion nerves and arteries of the scalp:
Supratrochlear N.
Supratrochlear A. - ICA
What layer of fascia surrounds the parotid gland?
Investing layer of deep fascia
splits into the deep layer of parotid fascia (weak) and the superficial layer of parotid fascia (strong)
- Deep layer of parotid fascia is attached to the stylomandibular ligament
Deep layer of parotid fascia is attached to the
stylomandibular ligament
Facial Anatomy Layers
- Skin
- Superficial fat (subcutaneous fat)
- SMAS - superficial musculoaponeurotic system - Muscles of facial expression
- Retaining ligaments and spaces - run through * plastic surgeons
- Deep fat layer - this is absent on the forehead
- Deep fascia ** this is the layer that splits and surrounds the parotid gland - the facial nerve runs through this layer.
- Bones
The facial nerve runs through which layer of fascia?
Facial N. branches in parotid tissue
Deep fascia - splits around and invests the parotid gland
What is SMAS?
Superficial musculo-aponeurotic system
This is a layer of tissue deep to the subcutaneous tissue of the face and neck of the muscles of facial expression. Although it is fused with the parotid fascia, it is surgically elevated to perform lower face lifts. The SMAS extends from the platysma muscle to the galea aponeurotica and it is continuous with the temporoparietal fascia and galea. It connects to the dermis via vertical septa.
What fascia layer is used for lower face lifts?
SMAS
What are the contents embedded in parotid fascia?
Facial Nerve
Retromandibular Vein - medial to the facial nerve
External Carotid Artery
When is the parotid gland grossly inflamed?
Epidemic parotitis (mumps), and hypertrophied in patients with chronic bulimia.
What fascia forms the stylomandibular ligament?
What lies deep to that fascia?
Parotid fascia
The internal jugular
vein, cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII, the internal carotid artery lie deep to this fascia, in that order.
Superficial and deep parotid lymph nodes drain into the
Deep cervical lymph nodes
Sympathetic innervation of the parotid gland
After arising from the superior cervical ganglion, postganglionic sympathetic fibers to the parotid gland travel through the internal carotid plexus, carotico-tympanic nerve, tympanic plexus, lesser petrosal nerve, otic ganglion (no synapse), and auriculotemporal nerve before finally terminating in the parenchyma of the gland.