The Midface - Dermal filler Flashcards
Borders
Glabella to subnasale
Type of filler used
High G prime
Juvederm
Voluma deep fat
Volift superficial fat
Teoxane
Teosyal Deep/RHA4
Belotero
Volume
Injection technique
Supreperiosteal bolus
Cannula
Compartments
Zygomatic Arch
Lateral cheek
Apex
Medial cheek
Hinderers lines
Intersecton of lines for the cheek apex
- Horizonal line nose ala to tragus
- Diagonal line lateral canthus to oral commissure
Midface superficial fat pads - layer 2
Infraorbital
Nasolabial medial - increases with age
Middle cheek
Lateral cheek - reduces with age
Temporolateral
Midface deep fat pads - layer 4
Medial + Lateral portions of SOOF (suborbicularis oculi fat) - divded by lateral canthus
Deep medial
Deep lateral
Vasculature
Facial (angular branch)
infraorbital arteries (branch of maxillary artery)
Transverse facial artery (branch of superficial temporal artery)
Facial vein more lateral to artery
Sensory innervation
Maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve - emerges from the infraorbital nerve
Motor innervation
Zygomatic and buccal branch of facial nerve - arrises deep to parotid gland
Bone aging process
Maxilla recession
Maxillary angle reduces
Orbits widen
SMAS
Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
Lymphatics
Medial and lateral channels
Submandibular and parotid nodes respectively
Wilkinsons’ line
Vertical line from Lateral canthus to mandible - apex is 1/3 of line from lateral canthus
Ogee curve
enhance the contours of the face along the Ogee Curve to create a more youthful and balanced appearance
Men vs women mid face
Cheek bone is flatter in men
Apex is more medial and lower in men
Women have more medial SC fat