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Cheekbone: dynamic and anti-aging structure of the midface?

Cheekbone: dynamic and anti-aging structure of the midface? The cheekbone is not only a static structure but has also a dynamic function. The muscles responsible for its motions are generally ignored or poorly known because they have a tendency to disappear with aging. When present and trophic, they form recognized muscles such as the malaris muscle in the mid-cheek and the risorius muscle in the flabby cheek. These muscles enhance the muscular part of the superficial musculo-aponeurotic system (SMAS) and this has a dynamic effect on the cheek, e.g. the dimple. This article will attempt to demonstrate that the cheekbone could also be the dynamic consequence of a SMAS which is more muscular than aponeurotic, due to an involuntary mechanism whose neurological control is unconscious. Thanks to this, the cheekbone could have an anti-aging effect, since it determines the position of the mid-cheek. The malar bone is well-developed in African and Asian people, but is usually not so marked in Caucasians, although the malar prominence is generally considered to be a sign of youth and beauty. The classic Hellenic appearance shows this perfectly. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer Journals

Cheekbone: dynamic and anti-aging structure of the midface?

Zufferey, Jacques
European Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume 27 (8) – Jul 1, 2005
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Medicine
ISSN
0930-343X
eISSN
1435-0130
DOI
10.1007/s00238-004-0689-8
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Abstract

The cheekbone is not only a static structure but has also a dynamic function. The muscles responsible for its motions are generally ignored or poorly known because they have a tendency to disappear with aging. When present and trophic, they form recognized muscles such as the malaris muscle in the mid-cheek and the risorius muscle in the flabby cheek. These muscles enhance the muscular part of the superficial musculo-aponeurotic system (SMAS) and this has a dynamic effect on the cheek, e.g. the dimple. This article will attempt to demonstrate that the cheekbone could also be the dynamic consequence of a SMAS which is more muscular than aponeurotic, due to an involuntary mechanism whose neurological control is unconscious. Thanks to this, the cheekbone could have an anti-aging effect, since it determines the position of the mid-cheek. The malar bone is well-developed in African and Asian people, but is usually not so marked in Caucasians, although the malar prominence is generally considered to be a sign of youth and beauty. The classic Hellenic appearance shows this perfectly.

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European Journal of Plastic Surgery – Springer Journals

Published: Jul 1, 2005

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