submental in a sentence
Examples
- During a Facelift Symposium held by the Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons in Poole, Dorset in October 2009, Jan Stanek gave presentations on a number of topics including Extended SMAS Facelift and Neck Lifting Versus Submental Liposuction.
- One branch runs behind the alveolar process of the mandible in the substance of the gum to anastomose with a similar artery from the other side; another pierces the Mylohyoideus and anastomoses with the submental branch of the facial artery.
- Its outline follows the pre-auricular contours of the tragus and helix; goes around the sideburn, across the zygomatic arch, and into the lower eyelid-cheek junction; and then passes inferiorly along the nasal sidewall into the nasolabial fold and marionette line, around the chin and toward the submental crease.
- The location of the knot of the hanging rope is a major factor in determining the mechanics of cervical spine injury, with a submental knot ( hangman's knot under the chin ) being the only location capable of producing the sudden, straightforward hyperextension injury that causes the classic " hangman's fracture ".