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A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients who underwent reconstructive surgery for axillary burn contracture at a single institution between 2009 and 2022. Data collected included demographic information, injury details, reconstruction type, follow-up, reoperations, and complications. There were 30 axillary burn scar contractures in 27 patients (74.1% male, 25.9% female; mean age of 36.8\u2009\u00b1\u200915.2\u00a0years). Almost all burns were thermal (n\u2009=\u200924; 88.9%) and partial thickness (n\u2009=\u200922; 81.5%). The mean time between injury and reconstructive surgery was 10.3\u2009\u00b1\u20098.5\u00a0months, and the mean follow-up period was 18.1\u2009\u00b1\u200926.4\u00a0months. Z-plasty was the most frequently employed reconstructive procedure (n\u2009=\u200912; 40%), followed by split-thickness skin graft (STSG) only (n\u2009=\u20095; 16.7%), and a 2-stage procedure with the application of a dermal substitute followed by STSG in 2 weeks (n\u2009=\u20094; 13.3%). The overall recurrence rate was 30.0% (n\u2009=\u20099). The Z-plasty group (n\u2009=\u20092; 16.7%) demonstrated relatively low rates of contracture recurrence. In contrast, the STSG only (n\u2009=\u20093; 60%) and latissimus dorsi flap with STSG (n\u2009=\u20092; 66.7%) groups had the highest rates of recurrence. Reoperation was performed in 77.8% of recurrent contractures (n\u2009=\u20097). The recurrence rate following axillary burn reconstruction is high, often requiring multiple reoperations. 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