ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: Brewers7 on August 10, 2010, 09:51:02 am
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We found a surgeon in Jackson, MS who has done a number of BAHA surgeries and who can do them with local anesthesia. I go meet with him the 25th. They are going to make sure I have enough bone left to hold the abutment. (In addition to the AN surgery, I had surgeries through my left temporal lobe for MRSA. They removed a circle of bone about two inches in diameter which is now covered by a plate.) How much bone is necessary? I tried the demo, and it was so helpful. This issue never occurred to me. I think that my original surgery was retrosigmoid.
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A good BAHA surgeon will know to look for the best bone available for the implant. "Proper" bone is crucial because if the implant doesn't calcify into the skull properly, the implant will fall out.
My BAHA site is directly on top of my AN site (from retrosigmoid surgery) because the bone density there is good. I have a plate from the AN surgery in this area and have had no problems except for a screw sticking up slightly - which my doctor will be removing with his screwdriver on Tuesday morning 8) This will be about a 10 minute outpatient procedure with local anesthesia.
Lori (lori67) has her BAHA placed in an entirely different area of her head because she has better density in that area.
I'm confident your doctor will be able to find a place for the implant; most docs do.
Good luck and keep us posted,
Jan