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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 8. Striae in a body builder and a Cushing patient run parallel to the direction of the muscle bundles: therefore, all incisions on extremities should be made oblique but should not interfere with major nerves and arteries (A and B)

Plastic and Aesthetic Research
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