[Clinical study of facial artery island flap for reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial tissue defects in 96 consecutive patients].

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical effect of facial artery island flap for immediate reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects.

Methods: From March 2007 to August 2015, the clinical data of 96 patients with facial artery island flap for reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects were recorded and analyzed, including 46 patients undergoing anterograde facial artery flap and 50 patients undergoing reversed facial artery flap. The short-term and long-term clinical effect, including receipt site, flap survival, facial appearance and function, and postoperative complications were investigated． RESULTS: The overall success rate for facial artery island flap was 96.