Surgeons call for gradual removal of PIP breast implants

Two associations representing plastic surgeons have responded to the PIP breast implant scandal. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said, “Despite the MHRA stance that there is no need for preventative explantation (removal) of defective French PIP breast implants in this country, we deem the French initiative ‘not unreasonable.’ BAAPS also believes that clinics that used these implants have a duty of care to help their patients.”