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Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Objectives: It was aimed to clarify the anatomy of the DTF and its surrounding structures based on an examination using ultrasonography, histologic sections, and cadaveric dissection to suggest effective guidelines for thread lifting involving a dual-plane lift based on the anatomic structure.

Introduction: Detailed anatomy of the deep temporal fascia is crucial for selecting the appropriate or most suitable layer to obtain optimal results. However, few studies have investigated important anatomic details that are important during the thread lift procedure. Furthermore, there is a lack of consensus regarding the protocol for effective thread lifting based on anatomic features.

Materials / method: We included 20 healthy young Korean participants. Real-time, two-dimensional, B-mode ultrasonography was performed. Longitudinal scanning was performed along three vertical lines: the line passing through the jugale, the anterior margin of the condylar process of the mandible, and the midpoint between the jugale and anterior margin of the condylar process. Histologic samples from three fresh cadavers were harvested from 2.5 cm above and below the zygomatic arch. 18 fresh adult hemifaces of South Korean cadavers (6males, 3 females) were used to confirm the morphology of deep temporal fascia.

Results: The superficial layer of the deep temporal fascia crossed the zygomatic arch and was connected to the origin of the zygomaticus major muscle at the line passing through the jugale. The superficial layer continued inferiorly to the parotidomasseteric fascia at the line passing through the midpoint and condylar process of the mandible.

Conclusion: This study yielded the novel anatomy of the superficial layer of the deep temporal fascia, and this anatomic structure may be used for an ideal thread lifting procedure.
Ref) Hyung-Jin Lee, Hyoun-Moon Kim, Hyo-Sang Ahn, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hee-Jin Kim: Insertion of the Deep Temporal Fascia into the Zygomatic Arch: Its Anatomical Considerations for Dual Plane Lift Using a Thread. Plast Reconstr Surg (in Press), 2023

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
Yes
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Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability