Orbicularis muscle
An important facial muscle that maintain function in eyelid closure. It is innervated by the seventh cranial nerve (facial nerve). During blepharoplasty surgery, the orbicularis muscle is identified and some of the muscle may be removed if there is a redundancy of muscle present.
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