Plastic surgery of skin melanoma as a factor of better survival of patients

Introduction . Melanoma is one of the most deadly human skin tumors, and surgery remains first main method in its combined treatment. Despite seemingly radical nature surgical interventions patients with primary melanoma, frequency locoregional recurrence metastasis high. Objective To analyze effect on survival rate use plastic methods to close tissue defect melanoma after tumor removal comparison whom was not used. Materials The study used data from 337 stage 0-IIIc randomized into 2 groups: group (with closure a postoperative defect) linear suturing defect). Results It found that replacement localized forms shows best results 5-year progression-free 22 22.6% (p < 0.050), at 0-IIa corrected overall up 13.1% 0.050). Conclusions Performing reduces wound edge tension rough scarring, accelerates healing, may be an independent prognostic factor improves adjusted also choice among other methods.