Ulrike Pilsl1, Friedrich Anderhuber. 1. Institute of Anatomy, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. ulrike.pilsl@medunigraz.at
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The fatty tissue of the face is divided into compartments. The structures delimiting these compartments help shape the face, are involved in aging, and are encountered during surgical procedures. OBJECTIVE: To study the border between the lateral-temporal and the middle cheek fat compartments of the face. METHODS & MATERIALS: We studied 40 human cadaver heads with gross dissections and macroscopic and histological sections. Gelatin was injected into the subcutaneous tissues of 35 heads. RESULTS: A sheet of connective tissue, comparable to a septum, was consistently found between the lateral-temporal and the middle compartments. We call this structure the septum subcutaneum parotideomassetericum. CONCLUSION: There is a distinct septum between the lateral-temporal and the middle fat compartments of the face.
BACKGROUND: The fatty tissue of the face is divided into compartments. The structures delimiting these compartments help shape the face, are involved in aging, and are encountered during surgical procedures. OBJECTIVE: To study the border between the lateral-temporal and the middle cheek fat compartments of the face. METHODS & MATERIALS: We studied 40 human cadaver heads with gross dissections and macroscopic and histological sections. Gelatin was injected into the subcutaneous tissues of 35 heads. RESULTS: A sheet of connective tissue, comparable to a septum, was consistently found between the lateral-temporal and the middle compartments. We call this structure the septum subcutaneum parotideomassetericum. CONCLUSION: There is a distinct septum between the lateral-temporal and the middle fat compartments of the face.
Authors: Tudor Sandulescu; Marie Franzmann; Julia Jast; Tania Blaurock-Sandulescu; Leoni Spilker; Caroline Klein; Ella A Naumova; Wolfgang H Arnold Journal: Clin Anat Date: 2019-03-07 Impact factor: 2.414