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==Surgical Procedure==
[[Image:Postsurgery.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] [[Image:Postsurgery1m.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] [[Image:Postsurgery12m.jpg|thumb|right|150px]] [[Image:Postsurgery13m.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
In recent years improvements to the surgical procedures have resulted in most patients being able to have a single stage procedure carried out under local, or a short general anaesthetic. Most patients are able to leave hospital within a few hours, or the day after their procedure with many not even requiring analgesia in the following days.
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'''Procedure for Very Young Children - Two Stage Operation'''
A double stage procedure is sometimes carried out for small children / babies or other medical reasons. The first stage involves peeling back a small 1cmx1cm section of skin behind the ear, then drilling one or more holes for the fixture. (Some surgeons will place a "sleeper" receptor.) The skin is then grafted back and the child waits for the skull to continue to thicken and for osseointegration to occur properly. After osseointergration (can be 6-8 months) the second stage os performed. The second stage is another surgery in which the "post" is attached, and the skin is grafted around the "post" This will require healing for several weeks, at which point the Baha would be fitted.
==Dangers, Risks, Durability, Repairs==
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* [http://www.entific.com/BahaProductDetail.asp?ProductID=103 BAHA Divino] Newly released in July 2005 this is the long awaited digital BAHA which has a built in directional microphone. While some people are disappointed that the digital options were not very flexible, new users are said to be very happy with it.
==References==
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