Collawn S S, Vasconez L O, Gamboa M, Guzman-Stein G, Carriquiry C
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996 Apr;97(4):836-41. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199604000-00025.
In summary, vertical suspension of the malar fat pad has been a safe procedure that results in the creation of a more youthful cheek and a lessening of the prominence of the nasolabial folds. No complications were encountered in this series with the suture suspension of the malar fat pad.