The intermediate fat pad is an important and a useful but not the indispensable landmark in clinical practices and the interfascial dissection can still be completed even if the fat pad is absent.

• 颞中脂肪垫是临床实践中实施筋膜间解剖的重要标志，但绝非必不可少的标志，即使该脂肪垫缺如，仍可完成筋膜间解剖。