The perimeatal exposure of the condyle

The perimeatal approach to the condyle provides access to the area of the glenoid fossa by the combination of preauricular and postauricular incisions. Damage to the frontal branch of the facial nerve does not occur because the anterior tissues are not retracted excessively. The cartilaginous meatus is not transected during the operation, which avoids the problem of stenosis of infection of the cartilage.