Background. The treatment of cicatricial deformities of the periorbital region is one of the most difficult problems of ophthalmoplasty. The choice of treatment tactics depends on the correct assessment of the type of periorbital scarring, which further determines its effectiveness. Based on the analysis of literature sources, the causes of periorbital scarring are determined, and modern me-thods of their clinical assessment and treatment are presented. The purpose: to analyze the current state of the issues of pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of post-traumatic cicatricial deformities of the periorbital region. Materials and methods. The research was carried out using the search and information systems PubMed, eLibrary, Google Scholar, and library databases for the period 2012–2020. Results. It was found that the formation and type of scars depend on many internal and external factors. The most common classification divides the scars into normotrophic, atrophic, hypotrophic, which refer to superficial scars, as well as deep — hypertrophic, keloid, and mixed. Determining the stages of scar tissue formation is important for choosing a method of treating a patient and obtaining the most positive result. Various thoughts are given regar-ding the stages and timing of the wound healing and scar formation process. The main modern methods of assessing and diagnosing scars have been determined, their advantages and disadvantages have been analyzed. The modern approaches to the treatment of scars based on their type were analyzed. Conclusions. The results of the analysis of modern literary sources showed that the issue of the etiology and pathogenesis of pathological scars has not yet been finally resolved. There is no single approach to diagnosis and treatment of scars, the optimal timing of treatment initiation. A particular problem is the treatment of cicatricial deformities of the periorbital region, which is predetermined by its anatomical and functional complexity. All this makes the task of studying the features of the course of scar formation of this particular area and the development of individualized algorithms for their treatment urgent.