Women with PIP implants told to seek adviceYour friends use sofeminine, discover what they have read
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No need for panicUK officials have said there is no need for wide-spread panic and these implants do not need to be removed if they have not ruptured. However because of the high risk of rupture, women with these types of implants are advised to seek advice from their surgeon if they're worried.The majority of high quality silicone implants last up to 10-years but PIP implants are made from non-medical grade silicone which the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) believe was intended for use in mattresses. This increases their likelihood of splitting and already 10% of these implants have been reported to have split within their first year. While experts in the UK believe there is insufficient evidence to warrant a complete recall of these implants, in France the government have pledged to pay for their removal in what could be tens of thousands of cases. The PIP implants have been linked to eight cases of cancer and the death of one women who suffered a rare form of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). However, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK has stated that the evidence available does not warrant removal, stating "The MHRA's current advice to women with any type of breast implant continues to be that women who are concerned about their breasts or think that their implants may have ruptured, should seek clinical advice from their implanting surgeon." |
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Beauty Editor 21/12/2012 00:15:00 | ||||||
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I have just descovered I have PIP implants...how worried should I be? I had my surgery in 1999 and I am very concerned...can anyone offer any advise?
I've just undergone surgery thur to remove the what I was led to believe harmful pip implants! I'm sore as my surgery was only a few days ago. I suffered last time round with server pain and I'm suffering now, I'm horrified to read on the news today I did not need to go through the op as there not harmful, I have just got myselft into debt and undergone surgery unnecessary plus the size is smaller than wanted! I was 270 pip I've got 415 natural allegan which has only taken me a fraction bigger, the company I went with wouldn't allow me to have bigger implants, as you can imagine I'm very disappointed with the whole outcome.
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