I should explain what I actually did, I turned on the lights at night as heaters, the daylight plus the night lights equalled 24/7 the daylight was medium/low level light through a window. The trees never lost leaves. The main differences I saw were the the leaves developed, and, stayed much smaller and the color was a very dark green. The extra growing time helped in that those trees all were one season ahead in height and number of leaves.
I don't know what the negative impact is or will be, I do believe that you cannot fool Mother Nature, but the question is, is the fact that a fig tree drops leaves and goes dormant a self defensive rest requirement or a compromise to the seasons (Mother Nature)?