London ( CNN ) -- Malala Yousufzai , the Pakistani teenager who defied Taliban attackers to promote education for girls , says she 's `` feeling all right '' after two weekend surgeries . Doctors attached a titanium plate to her skull and implanted a cochlear device to restore hearing to her left ear . Read more : The girl the Taliban wanted dead . `` I 'm happy that both of the operations are successful , '' she said Monday from her bed at a Birmingham hospital . `` I can walk a little bit and I 'm feeling better . '' She hopes to be fully recovered in about a month , she said . Malala `` has no long-lasting brain injuries '' after being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen last October , her brain surgeon , Dr. Anwen White , said Monday . Read more : Malala 's journey from near death to recovery . `` She wo n't need any further surgery , '' White said . The five-hour operation took place Sunday at a Birmingham hospital . After surgeons attached the titanium plate and inserted the implant , the 15-year-old Malala was `` very focused and enthusiastic , '' White said . Shortly after the shooting , Malala 's brain swelled dangerously , so doctors in Pakistan extracted a section of her skull about the size of a hand . Otherwise , the pressure in her cranium would have caused severe brain damage , likely killing her . Doctors then temporarily implanted the skull piece in her abdomen -- a common procedure to preserve bone fragments for later use . The skull piece would have no longer fit properly without the addition of some titanium parts , as her head and the bone fragment have changed . Titanium also has a low incidence of infection and can be handcrafted to near perfection , doctors said . Pakistan 's Malala : Global symbol , but still just a kid . On Saturday , before the surgery , Malala credited her survival to `` the prayers of the people . '' `` Because of these prayers , God has given me this new life and I want to serve and I want every girl , every child to be educated , '' she said . `` She 's already talking about furthering her cause , '' said the hospital 's medical director , Dr. Dave Rosser . The terrorists have said they will target her again . Malala had become deaf when gunfire from the attack broke the delicate bones that help turn sound into sensory impulses to the brain . The cochlear device will not allow her to hear completely naturally , Rosser said . But it will restore enough function to the damaged ear to allow her to hear things such as an approaching car , which obviously is important for safety .
Malala Yousufzai says she 's feeling all right after double surgeries in the UK . Shot in the head by Taliban in October , Malala hopes to be fully recovered in about a month . Doctors Sunday attached a titanium device to her skull and implanted a hearing device . `` She 's already talking about furthering her cause , '' a doctor says .