The lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty (LTM) is an effective dynamic facial reanimation
procedure developed by Daniel Labbe in the early 1990s to rectify some of the problems
associated with the traditional McLaughlin technique, as well as the potential aesthetic
problems from introducing bulky free tissue transfers into the cheek.
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However, for younger patients without a well-defined nasolabial fold, the LTM does
have the disadvantage of requiring a nasolabial incision to access the coronoid process
and inset the temporalis tendon.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: August 13, 2012
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
