Focus: Operative DermatologieRevisiting Langer’s Lines, Introducing BEST Lines, and Studying the Biomechanics of Scalp Skin
Sharad P. Paul 19.5.2017Langer’s Lines have become de facto surgical markers for both surgical incisions and excisions.
Recently, the new concept of Biodynamic Excisional Skin Tension (BEST) lines was developed and published.
Based on the author’s study of scalp whorl patterns, the Golden Spiral Flap, a new pivotal flap for wound closures after skin cancer excisions, has been described.