Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 2046-2051 , December 2010

Where to find facial artery perforators: A reference point

  • Zhi Yang Ng

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8QQ, UK
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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  • Quentin A. Fogg

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8QQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 141 330 5860.
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  • Taimur Shoaib

      Affiliations

    • Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Received 4 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2010.

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☆ A poster of this study was presented at the Winter Scientific Meeting of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, December 2009.

PII: S1748-6815(10)00026-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.01.002

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 2046-2051 , December 2010

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