“Oriental anthropometry” in plastic surgery

Background : According to Chinese medicine, the acupuncture-points′ (acupoints) locations are proportionally and symmetrically distributed in well-defined compartment zones on the human body surface Oriental Anthropometry” (OA). Acupoints, if considered as aesthetic-loci, might be useful as referenc...

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Main Author: Vasco Senna-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2008-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699251