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. 2018 Jan 20;38(5):463–476. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjx238

Table 2.

Comparison of the Thickness and Cross-Sectional Area of the Facial Muscles Before and After Facial Muscle Exercise Using the Pao Device

Muscle Side Before After P
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Levator labii superioris, cm Right 0.126 ± 0.023 0.136 ± 0.026 0.006
Left 0.125 ± 0.019 0.128 ± 0.021 0.230
Orbicularis oris, cm Right 0.227 ± 0.041 0.235 ± 0.041 0.183
Left 0.212 ± 0.042 0.228 ± 0.036 0.019
Zygomaticus major, cm2 Right 0.772 ± 0.058 0.822 ± 0.063 0.000
Left 0.773 ± 0.052 0.802 ± 0.064 0.015
Digastric muscle, cm2 Right 0.750 ± 0.126 0.799 ± 0.130 0.003
Left 0.740 ± 0.123 0.797 ± 0.126 0.001

SD, standard deviation.