Surgical treatment of post-burn face scars with perioral area contracture

U.A. Kurbanov, A.A. Davlatov, S.M. Janobilova, Sh.I. Kholov

Republican Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery
Chair of Surgical Diseases №2 Avicenna TSMU

The experience of surgical treatment of post-burn face scar with perioral area contracture in 52 patients is presented in the article. Depending on 3 clinical variants of these contractures the

optimal ways of surgical interventions are proposed. Arsenal of surgery methods includes a modified Z-plasty, transferring of local and regional flaps, transplantation of full-thickness skin graft. Careful choice of the method and extent of surgery in all 46 observed in a remote period (from 6 months to 8 years) cases permit to obtain a good and satisfactory results.

Keywords: post-burn scars of face, microstomia, scar contracture of the mouth angle, scars of perioral area.

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