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The Anatomic Basis of Facial Surgical Complications

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This chapter provides a review of key anatomical structures to minimize complications in facial surgery. A general review of the skin, muscles, osseous structures, nerves, blood vessels, facial fat pads, as well as other structures is provided. The purpose of this chapter is to correlate anatomical knowledge with surgical principles to help the practitioner manage and minimize the occurrence of complications in facial surgery.

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    Justin Kierce & Karl Cuddy

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  1. Co-investigator, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Seied Omid Keyhan

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Tirbod Fattahi

  3. Department of Surgery, Georgia Oral and Facial Reconstructive Surgery, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Shahrokh C. Bagheri

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Behnam Bohluli

  5. Universal Network of Interdisciplinary Research in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (UNIROMS), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq

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Kierce, J., Cuddy, K. (2021). The Anatomic Basis of Facial Surgical Complications. In: Keyhan, S.O., Fattahi, T., Bagheri, S.C., Bohluli, B., Amirzade-Iranaq, M.H. (eds) Integrated Procedures in Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46993-1_6

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