Description
The main venous drainage of the face is completed by the facial, buccal, mental, and infraorbital veins. They drain into the internal jugular or the pterygoid plexus.
The venous drainage of the scalp is rich and is provided by the occipital, posterior auricular, and superficial temporal veins.
The veins of the face and scalp are highly variable and form many connections with one another.
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Common Facial Vein
The common facial vein is usually encountered next in the proximal to distal exposure of the arteries, bridging over the bifurcation and draining into the internal jugular vein.
