Intra‐ and inter‐individual variability in the mechanical properties of the human skin from in vivo measurements on 20 volunteers

Abstract

The inter- and intra-variability observed on that cohort confirms the need for a patient-specific approach based on the in vivo measurement of the mechanical behavior of the human skin of interest. Even the direction of higher skin stiffness is found to be individual-dependent. The capability of the extensometer used in this study to fulfill such measurement needs is also demonstrated.