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leapyrtwins:
Swelling and bleeding aren't normal - especially for someone who has had a BAHA for so long.  Swelling and bleeding can be normal during the initial healing, but shouldn't happen this far after your implant procedure.

As for skin growth, some who have it find a longer abutment does the trick. 

Are you using hydrogen peroxide on your site?  If so, stop.  It will cause skin growth.

Another possibility for your "issues" may be that you're being too aggressive in "cleaning" your BAHA site.  Since a lot of us have no feeling in that area because of our AN surgery, you may be over-doing it.  You could be causing it "aggravation" which leads to problems.

Go gentle on the site.  I typically just let mine get clean when I wash my hair daily; I don't do anything "special".  And pat the area dry with a towel; don't rub it. 

If you feel a need to clean the site, use plain water (or distilled water if you want) and shampoo with baby shampoo - it's milder and has less chemicals, dyes, perfumes, etc., than "regular" shampoo.

Jan

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