of maxillo-facial tissues

ence in reconstruction of postsurgical defects with use of temporal muscle flap. Material and methods: In the years 1996–2010 we treated 10 patients with malignant neoplasms of maxillo-facial region. Following tumor removal the fas-cia-muscle flaps of temporal muscle were used for reconstruction. Temporal muscle flaps were applied in 5 cases for reconstructing the defect of eye socket tissue after extensive resections and in the other 5 patients was used for recon-structing the defect of palate following maxillary resections. Results: All the flaps of temporal mus-cle that were used for reconstructing eye sockets incorporated with no local reac-tion. In one case of flap applied into the oral cavity for tightly separate from nasal, partial necrosis of flap’s edge and oro-nasal fistula occurred. Conclusions: Fascia-muscular flap of temporal muscle is a simple, easy and effective method of tissue reconstruction in maxillo-facial region following exten-sive oncologic procedures. Key words: facial reconctruction, muscles flaps, temporal muscle, SCC of the max-illa