The use of CO2 laser in skin complications following BAHA implantation – our experience in the eight patients

Abstract

1 Skin reactions are the most common complications after BAHA implantation.

2 The excess of soft tissue leads to inability to tack the hearing ad to the abutment which prevents the effective use of sound processor.

3 This is a prospective case series of 8 patients with skin overgrowth around the BAHA abutments treated with CO₂ laser.

4 This case-series suggest that CO₂ laser is safe and easy method for the treatment of the skin overgrowth around the BAHA abutment.

5 This is the first case series presentation of the CO₂ laser surgery for treatment of the skin overgrowth around the abutment of BAHA

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