Resection of malignant soft-tissue @entity5 of the face often results in defects of skin, lining, and contour. When local tissues are unavailable, the folded/multiple skin island forearm free @entity1912 has been used to correct complex lining, skin, and @entity154 concomitantly. This study is a retrospective review of all @entity1 reconstructed with folded/multiple skin island forearm flaps from 1992 to 2000. @entity154 included @entity272 , and intervening soft tissue. Reconstruction was immediate and was not combined with another local @entity1912 . There were 17 @entity1 (mean age, 61 years). Five @entity1 had cutaneous @entity5 and 12 @entity1 had either mucosal or salivary gland malignancy. Defects were of the cheek and nose either alone or in combination. Defects ranged from 9 to 54 cm2. Nine @entity1 had defects of either the skin or the mucosa with an associated soft-tissue component. These were reconstructed with a folded forearm @entity1912 with one skin island. Eight @entity1 had full-thickness defects and were reconstructed with a folded @entity1912 with two skin islands. @entity1912 survival was 100%. One case required reexploration for @entity1410 . Aesthetic results were good to excellent in 76% of @entity1 . Delayed wound healing at the donor site occurred in 2 @entity1 (11%). The folded/multiple skin island forearm @entity1912 is a useful tool for single-stage reconstruction of complex facial defects requiring replacement of skin, lining, and intervening soft tissue. Good to excellent aesthetic results can be expected in most @entity1 .

Soft-Tissue reconstruction of the face using the folded/multiple skin island radial forearm free XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity154 :: ('MESH:D000013', 'Disease') :: ['contour defects', 'Facial defects'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignancies', 'tumors'] @entity1912 :: ('241', 'Gene') :: ['flap', 'Flap'] @entity1410 :: ('MESH:D006406', 'Disease') :: ['hematoma'] @entity272 :: ('MESH:D012871', 'Disease') :: ['facial skin, mucosal lining']
@entity1912 :: (241,Gene) :: ['flap']
