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Prevention of hyper- and hypotrophic scars through surgical incisions in the direction of the “main folding lines” of the skin

Figure 29. Langer’s “cleavage lines” were never meant as guidelines for optimal directions for surgical incisions or excisions. Instead, the use of “main folding lines” is advocated in young patients (A and B)

Plastic and Aesthetic Research
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