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A B
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)
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Figure 30. Recommended surgical incisions along the main folding lines (MFL), with sparing of major cutaneous nerves and vessels (A
and B)