The Band Codex Atlas & reference for injectors

Retaining ligaments

Mandibular ligament

Osteocutaneous fibres from the parasymphyseal mandible to the skin, about a centimetre above the border, in front of the jowl.

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What it is

Osteocutaneous fibres from the parasymphyseal mandible to the skin, about a centimetre above the border, in front of the jowl.

How the Codex reads it

The pre-jowl notch READ item A4 reads is bounded by this ligament: the jowl falls behind it, the chin holds in front of it.

Questions

What is the mandibular ligament?

Osteocutaneous fibres from the parasymphyseal mandible to the skin, about a centimetre above the border, in front of the jowl.

How does the Band Codex read the mandibular ligament?

The pre-jowl notch READ item A4 reads is bounded by this ligament: the jowl falls behind it, the chin holds in front of it.

Sources

  1. Furnas D.W. The retaining ligaments of the cheek. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1989;83(1):11.The zygomatic and mandibular ligaments. Mendelson and colleagues describe the masseteric cutaneous ligaments and the orbital retaining ligament.

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