Retaining ligaments
Masseteric cutaneous ligaments
A line of fascial fibres along the anterior border of the masseter, from the zygoma down toward the mandibular body, holding the cheek to the masseter.
What it is
A line of fascial fibres along the anterior border of the masseter, from the zygoma down toward the mandibular body, holding the cheek to the masseter.
How the Codex reads it
The lower boundary of the submalar shadow Base creates, and a landmark line for the approach to the jaw.
Questions
What is the masseteric cutaneous ligaments?
A line of fascial fibres along the anterior border of the masseter, from the zygoma down toward the mandibular body, holding the cheek to the masseter.
How does the Band Codex read the masseteric cutaneous ligaments?
The lower boundary of the submalar shadow Base creates, and a landmark line for the approach to the jaw.
Sources
- 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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