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Seeking expert advice? Here you can read up on all the blog posts made by one of our leading cosmetic surgeon experts Peter Butler.
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PIP Breast Implant Alert - Updated Dec 2011
Posted on Monday, 19th April 2010
You may have read about the recent PIP implant alert issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The MHRA of the United Kingdom was advised by the regulatory authority in France (AFSSAPS) that on Tuesday 30 March 2010 it suspended the marketing, distribution, export and use of silicone gel filled breast implants manufactured by PIP (a French breast implant manufacturer, Poly Implant Prothese). It has recalled all of these devices.
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Breast surgery -
Silicone implants and silicone safety
Posted on Wednesday, 4th February 2009
In the UK the majority of the 10,000 to 25,000 breast enlargements performed are silicone filled implants, but this is not the case in the US, so what are the facts about silicone safety.
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Asymmetry, Silicone, Enlargement, Breast surgery