Anatomy of lower facial muscles

This video is part of the playlist “Essential Anatomy for Botox Facial Injections“: After watching this video it is expected that you will be able to -- Discuss the functional groups of muscles of facial expression: dilator and sphincter mechanisms of the orifices of the face. -- Describe the attachment and function of the muscles of facial expression related to the nose (compressor nairs, dilator naris, depressor septi, levator labii superioris aleque nasi); mouth (orbicularis oris, levator labii superioris, levator anguli oris, zygomaticus minor, zygomaticus major, buccinators, risorius, platysma, depressor labii inferioris, depressor anguli oris, mentalis); and auricle (auricularis superior, anterior and posterior) After watching the whole playlist it is expected that, in addition to the above-mentioned objectives, you will be able to: • Outline muscle groups of the face: muscles of mastication and muscles of facial expression. • Describe the attachment and function of other muscles of facial expression. • Summarize the structure of the upper eyelid in relation to the attachment of levator palpebrae superioris. • Discuss the anatomy of wrinkle lines in the face in relation to the muscles involved, preferred sites of injections, and possible complications: -- Horizontal lines of the forehead. -- Mephisto sign. -- Lateral brow lift. -- Glabellar lines. -- Crow’s feet. -- Bunny lines. -- Marionette lines. -- Cobblestone appearance. -- Gummy smile. -- Nefertiti lift. • Outline the blood supply of the face: branches of internal and external carotid arteries. • Enumerate the motor and cutaneous branches in the face. Although each video in the list can be watched separately, it is recommended that the playlist is watched in the following sequence of videos: 1. Anatomy of upper facial muscles: 2. Anatomy of lower facial muscles: 3. Anatomy of wrinkle lines and Botox injection sites: 4. Blood and verve supply of the face -outline: For an abridged version of the playlist, check this video out: Presented and edited by Jaffar (Ph.D.). Related accounts Twitter Facebook SlideShare LinkedIn Research gate Medtube Instagram Academia