There has been conflicting reports in the news about the PIP breast implants and whether they should be removed. There was a recent article on the BBC News site 'PIP breast implant scare hyped up, says private body'. Alison Smith, Scottish Health Secretary says the NHS in Scotland avoided the implants by chance. However there are an estimated 1300 4000 in Scotland who have received these breast implants thr ...

Between 2001 and 2010 French company Poly Implant Prothese (P.I.P) manufactured and produced silicone gel filled breast implants. On inspection the French medical authorities found that implants made by the company since 2001 had been filled with a lower grade silicone composition differing from the European CE Mark approved gel they had originally used. The British Association of Plastic Surgeons says the ...