Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve and Its Relationship to Fascial Layers

TÜRKOĞLU BABAKURBAN, SEDA; Cakmak, Ozcan; KENDİR, SİMEL; Elhan, Alaittin; Quatela, Vito

doi:10.1001/archfacial.2009.96

Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve and Its Relationship to Fascial Layers

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TÜRKOĞLU BABAKURBAN S., Cakmak O., KENDİR S., Elhan A., Quatela V. C.

ARCHIVES OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.12, no.1, pp.16-23, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1001/archfacial.2009.96
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.16-23
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To eliminate the inconsistency in the nomenclature, to anatomically and definitively describe the topographic relationship of the temporal branch of the facial nerve to the fascial layers and the fat pads, and to create an effective algorithm to define the safest approaches and planes for surgical procedures in this area.