This book is a detailed review of the 'state-of-the art' of skin lines in cutaneous surgery.
Surgical literature is inundated with references to Langer's Lines Cleavage Lines Wrinkle
Lines and Relaxed Skin Tension Lines but this title discusses the difference between these and
incisional and excisional lines biomechanically introducing the concept of biodynamic
excisional skin tension (BEST) Lines. The problem with current concepts of skin tension lines
is that they seem to differ in different textbooks and lines for surgical egress which work
in conditions of low tension are not necessarily suitable for skin cancer surgery. Biodynamic
Excisional Skin Tension Lines for Cutaneous Surgery describes skin biomechanics the properties
of collagen and elastin lower limb skin vascularity and also maps BEST lines across the body
making it a great reference guide for plastic or dermatologic surgery worldwide. As such it
will be beneficial for anyone performing cutaneous surgery and skin cancer excisions in
clinical practice or for those planning further research into skin biomechanics to read this
volume.
