title: [To repair defects of facial skin and tissue with the axial flap].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical repair value of facial skin and tissue defect caused by tumour, trauma and infection with the axial flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 38 patients with facial skin and tissue defect were analyzed retrospectively. All of them were repaired by the axial flap.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The axial flap was alive in all patients, and all incision healed in the first stage. All patients had a satisfied result after the second stage of flap surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method of the axial flap in face can be clinically applied in the facial skin and tissue defects caused by tumour, trauma injury and infection. Because the axial flap cotained named blood vessel, the survival rate of it is high.
authors.forename: Leiji
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Yuehua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fei
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing