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Langer's lines: a standalone construct

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Plastic surgery

the lines along which round punctures in cadaver skin split into slits, mapping the directional structure of the dermis.

In plastic surgery, Langer's lines refers to the lines along which round punctures in cadaver skin split into slits, mapping the directional structure of the dermis. This meaning comes from Langer (1861/1978) in British Journal of Plastic Surgery.[1]

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round3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs skin2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs split2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Langer, K. (1978). On the anatomy and physiology of the skin. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 31(1), 3-8. (Original work published 1861) https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1226(78)90003-6

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