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The preauricular incision continues around the lobule and extends onto the ear and into the hairline in a wavy pattern. The length of the wave depends on the amount of skin to be removed. When bringing excess skin up and back behind the ear, the excess is on the flap. The wave’s length accommodates this difference in excess instead of chasing a dog-ear posteriorly.
