Ssurvivor: Malar Prominence Location

Malar Prominence Location

The malar fat pad is a discrete triangular shaped area of thickened subcutaneous fat based at the nasolabial fold with its apex at the malar eminence in the youthful face. The malar prominence is thus found at approximately four fifths of the distance from chin to eye canthus.

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Quadrilateral bone that forms prominence of cheek lateral wall and margin of orbit and anterior two thirds of zygomatic arch.

Malar prominence location. It is attached to the overlying skin and is supported by multiple fibrous septae that extend from the superficial musculoaponeurotic system smas and into the dermis. Prominence of the malar frontal process of the maxilla and infraorbital area appreciated in profile and from in front of the face. In addition a previously described point called the maxillozygion derives the location of the malar eminence by palpation only 6.

A medial paranasal area a central malar area and a lateral zygomatic arch area. The malar prominence is thus found at approximately four fifths of the distance from chin to eye canthus. The convex malar soft tissue complex of the midface descends from a youthful location that lies over the zygoma and orbital rim inferomedially to deepen the melolabial crease.

In both of these the malar prominence appears within the middle third at about four ninths from the chin and the eye canthus appears at about five ninths from the chin. The malar process is the most medial and superior portion of the maxilla contiguous with the lateral boundary of the nasal bridge. Whitakers analysis of the malar midface considers three zones in the malarmidface complex.

It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit and parts of the temporal fossa and the infratemporal fossa. Over time attenuation of the retaining ligaments results in descent of the malar soft tissue complex. This value 08 is almost identical to the value of 0809 which is based on the golden ratio.

It articulates with the frontal sphenoid temporal and maxillary bones. In the human skull the zygomatic bone cheekbone or malar bone is a paired irregular bone which articulates with the maxilla the temporal bone the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. Tersecting lines to derive the location of the malar eminence include hinderers 1 wilkinsons 2 powells 3 silvers 4 and prendergasts 5 methods.

The malar prominence should lie just lateral to the point one third down from the canthus. Cheek bone 1 mala 2 malar bone zygoma 1.

Malar Prominence Anatomy