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Volumetric Imaging of the Malar Fat Pad and Implications for Facial Plastic Surgery
Jose E. Barrera, MD;
Sam P. Most, MD
Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(2):140-142.
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The malar fat pad (MFP) establishes an important aesthetic norm easily identified as the cheek mound by the untrained eye. Although it is frequently manipulated as a part of contemporary facial aesthetic and reconstructive procedures,1-4 a paucity of research exists that describes the static volumes and dynamic anatomic changes that occur with facial movement.
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A prospective, institutional review board–approved, nonrandomized, case-control series included 11 subjects recruited from the Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Stanford, California. The study was employed to determine the usefulness of a new technology in measuring volumetric norms of the MFP. We examined MFP volumes and compared volumes across sex and body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In addition, conformational changes of the MFP were examined from a neutral to smiling posture. To our knowledge, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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