title: [Reconstruction of facial soft tissue defects with free flaps by microsurgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the method and indications for reconstruction of facial complicated soft tissue defects with free flaps by microsurgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  37 patients (16 males and 21 females, aged from 1 to 54 years) with different size of facial soft tissue defects were reconstructed with free flaps, including 10 latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps, 3 thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps, 9 scapular flaps, forearm flaps and 9 postauricular flaps. The defects size ranged from 1 cm x 2 cm to 25 cm x 12 cm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Venous obstruction happened in 3 postauricular flaps, resulting partial necrosis in 2 flaps. All the other flaps survived completely. The cosmetic and functional results were both satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The facial complicated soft tissue defects can be treated successfully with free flaps by microsurgery. The wounds can be healed primarily with short recovery time and reliable cosmetic and functional result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Bao-Qiang
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Shu-Zhong
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Wen-Seng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Hong-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ling-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult