title: Planning the closure.
abstract: Consistently achieving aesthetically pleasing closures of the skin requires a significant amount of forethought and planning. In addition to understanding the regional anatomy, recognizing and respecting free margins, cosmetic unit junctions, and skin tension lines are all of critical importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Trohrer@skincarephysicians.net
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Rohrer
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013536:Suture Techniques