In vivo skin elasticity of 22 anatomical sites

Background/aims: Regional anatomical variations in bio‐mechanical properties of skin were not mapped systematically in the past, despite the obvious clinical variation of this function. The object was to describe variations in skin distensibility and elasticity by the use of a suction chamber device.

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