Cosmetic surgery has been in the headlines of late as the French Government has considered issuing a call for the removal of some 30,000 breast implants among women in France.
The issue arose over PIP devices which had been filled with non-medical grade silicon, prompting some concern about health. The same implants were also used to perform surgery on some British women, but the message here is very much that there is no need to panic.
Douglas McGeorge, former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), and a consultant plastic surgeon himself, stated: “The message here is not to panic – our main advice remains unchanged. Women with PIP implants should be checked by the clinic where they had their surgery and can then be monitored afterwards.
“These implants have a higher failure rate so there will be women who might choose to have their implants removed before that happens, whereas others will be happy to be monitored.”
Meanwhile, the current BAAPS president Fazel Fatah added that there has been “no new scientific evidence to indicate that these implants have a link to cancer”, putting to rest many women's worries.
Again, he added anybody who is concerned or experiencing any adverse symptoms should be sure to book an appointment with their cosmetic surgeon where they will be able to discuss options, such has having a scan to see how to react.
So far, there are no signs that the British government will follow France's lead and it looks unlikely that they will instigate a systematic removal of the implants.
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