Scars as atavisms of the wound process

Introduction. Throughout the entire period of development of medicine, scars after surgical interventions were either not paid or very little attention was paid, and only in the last few decades have scientists been actively studying the processes involved in the formation of scars and scarless wound healing. This interest is due to the fact that scars have become a factor in a person's psycho-emotional maladjustment, reducing the quality of his life, and often they themselves are a disease that causes physical discomfort and leads to functional disorders.The main part. Most superficial wounds do not leave significant scars, but with deep injuries, hypertrophic scars and keloids always appear, and scars that form as a result of burns require complex reconstructive multi-stage operations in order to facilitate the patient's life, but even in this case, we are not talking about aesthetics. According to the WHO, about 11 million burn patients require urgent medical attention every year.Based on a review of domestic and foreign articles devoted to the problems of healing and scar formation, as well as points of influence on the wound process in order to minimize them, we have prepared this literature review, which summarizes, in our opinion, significant discoveries on the way to solving such a global medical social problem.