MODERN STATE AND PROBLEMS OF SURGICAL METHODS OF TREATMENT OF CICATRICIAL DEFORMATIONS OF SOFT TISSUES OF THE HEAD AND NECK

A literature review of modern data and problems in the surgical treatment of cicatricial skin pathology is presented. The classification of scars, the features of clinical manifestations of the pathomorphological aspects of cicatricial deformations of the soft tissues of the head and neck are analyzed in detail. The experience of using various methods of surgical treatment of scars of different etiologies is summarized; the disadvantages and advantages of various types of surgical treatment tactics and errors in the choice of treatment methods are revealed. When choosing a method of surgical correction of cicatricial deformations of the soft tissues of the head and neck, the surgeon should take into account the shape, size, localization, timing of scar formation in order to determine the correct indications for surgical intervention and the correct choice of the method of reparative treatment. Until now, there is no single approach to methods of surgical treatment of skin scars and there is no consensus on each method. Therefore, the search for new methods remains relevant task for maxillofacial, plastic and reconstructive surgery, which will allow surgeons to introduce them more widely into practice, as well as to develop new original approaches to solve traditional problems.

scars, classification, hypertrophic scar, keloid scar, scar pathogenesis, surgical treatment of scars