Open AccessSelective Creation of Thermal Injury Zones in the Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Using Intense Ultrasound Therapy
Author(s) -
W. Matthew White,
Inder Raj S. Makin,
Peter G. Barthé,
Michael H. Slayton,
Richard E Gliklich
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of facial plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3660
pISSN - 1521-2491
DOI - 10.1001/archfaci.9.1.22
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , surgery , radiology
To transcutaneously deliver intense ultrasound (IUS) energy to target the facial superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), to produce discrete thermal injury zones (TIZs) in the SMAS, and to demonstrate the relative sparing of adjacent nontargeted layers superficial and deep to the SMAS layer.
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