PIP breast implants and regulation of cosmetic interventions

Health and Social Care Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 Jan 2012 Closed: 1 Apr 2012 Parliament page
Between 2001 and 2009 approximately 40,000 women in the UK received PIP breast implants that could have been made of non-medical grade silicone gel. 3,000 of the women received their implants on the NHS, in the vast majority of cases as part of reconstructive surgery following mastectomy. It is estimated … Read more
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