Temporal artery postauricular skin flap, also known as TAPSA flap, is a technique for transposition of posterior auricular island flap, by pedicled with superficial temporal artery. Island TAPAS flap has been used in clinic practice since 1980s. After continuous innovation and combined with new technologies such as prefabricated flap, it has developed into a flap that could carry a variety of tissues at the same time for complex reconstruction. It has been used in the repair of organs such as nose, eyelid and periorbital reconstruction, which represents indispensable medical and aesthetic significance. In this paper, the clinical application of TAPAS flap in face reconstruction was reviewed.

　Temporal artery postauricular skin flap, 　Superficial temporal artery, 　Facial tissue defect, 　Tissue transplantation