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This advice has been written by the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Expert Advisory Group (PRASEAG) at the request of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA – UK regulator). It is in the form of questions, asked of...
Updates from MHRA on the suspension of devices made by Silimed
(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) no guarantee that silicone gel breast implants manufactured before 2001 contain approved filler. (MDA/2012/011)
(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)) advice for implanting surgeons to identify women with PIP implants and advise them that further testing will be carried out. (MDA/2010/078)
Letter from Sir David Nicholson on the conclusions of an expert advisory group in PIP breast implants Download PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants (PDF, 63K)
(Poly Implant Prothese (PIP)) French medical device regulatory authority (AFSSAPS) found the composition of silicone gel for most breast implants have been different to the one approved since 2001 (MDA/2010/025)
Update on how thousands of women have turned to the NHS for help.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A letter from Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer, with new information relating to PiP implants.
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