Vessels
Angular artery
The terminal facial artery beside the nose, from the alar base to the medial canthus, where it anastomoses with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery.
What it is
The terminal facial artery beside the nose, from the alar base to the medial canthus, where it anastomoses with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery.
How the Codex reads it
The territory beside the nostril is Uplift's final calibration and is treated strictly on bone for this reason; the medial canthus is the medial limit of any lid-cheek work.
Questions
What is the angular artery?
The terminal facial artery beside the nose, from the alar base to the medial canthus, where it anastomoses with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery.
How does the Band Codex read the angular artery?
The territory beside the nostril is Uplift's final calibration and is treated strictly on bone for this reason; the medial canthus is the medial limit of any lid-cheek work.
Sources
- The Evaluation of Facial Artery Position in Relation to Soft Tissue Pogonion and Soft Tissue Gonion: A Cadaver Study. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2025.60 fresh-frozen cadavers: the crossing lies at about 32 per cent of the mandibular length from the gonion, a proportion independent of jaw size.
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