[Variants in using the tubed pedicle in restorative operations on the face and the organs of the oral cavity].

This article is based on 83 histories (89% male, 11% female) of patients who were operated for penetrating or superficial maxillofacial defects and deformations. 293 step-by-step operations were conducted using the bucket-handle graft in combination with nearest tissues. Age of patients: from 18 to 65. The Filatov-Gillies tubed pedicle was used as a carrier for hair-covering chin grafts which were implanted into de-epidermized zones during the formation of eyebrows in supraorbital areas. Bucket-handle graft was also used for reconstruction of lips, including vermillion border. The article contains the history and a photo of a woman who was operated for basaloma of nose and upper lip. After the destruction of a new growth by cryogenic method the plasty of upper lip and vermillion border was carried out with the help of one Filatov-Gillies tubed pedicle. The healing of wounds have proceeded without complications in 93.9 +/- 1.4% of cases. In 2 patients a partial necrosis of graft took place. One graft was removed. The divergence of stitches was marked in 15 (18%) of patients. Nevertheless it did not influence upon the outcome of reconstructive treatment.