Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Aesthetic surgery and medicine
Cadaveric dissection of SMAS and facial retaining ligaments
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- SMAS, retaining ligaments
Videos and resources
- PageReview of the Nomenclature of the Retaining Ligaments of the Cheek...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Demonstrate the Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System (SMAS)” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 18)
“Identify the retaining ligaments of the face” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 18)