Importancia morfológica de las ramas terminales superficiales del nervio trigémino en la estética facial. Revisión de la literatura

Abstract

Currently, the facial care and beauty is one of the biggest concerns in society, regardless of age, gender or race. Facial aesthetics emerged as a subspecialty of the Aesthetic Medicine; this practice applies the necessary techniques for the restoration, maintenance, harmony promotion and the well-being of the face, providing beauty and functionality, away from hype and sudden changes. The facial region includes an anatomical territory witch is protected by skin and innervated in sensitive terms by the trigeminal nerve. Specifically sensory perception of three thirds from the skin face is captured by the superficial terminal branches of the trigeminal nerve:supraorbital nerve (terminal branch of the ophthalmic nerve), the infraorbital nerve (terminal branch of the maxillary nerve) and the mental nerve (terminal branch of the mandibular nerve). So, the objective behind developing this review is to contribute with valuable and updated scientific information, to strengthen morphological bases in the study and location of the superficial branches of the trigeminal nerve, strengthening the anatomical importance for clinical localization of sensory terminal branches in this nerve, allowing preventing nerve complications that can occur in this region. It also contributes to the anatomical identification for implementing anesthetic techniques that block pain in the area.