France close to recommending precautionary explantation of PIP breast implants?
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
France, whose parliament has just approved legislation that will tighten the regulation of healthcare products, is to decide before the end of the year whether to agree to pay the medical and surgical costs of women who choose to have their breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) removed amid fears of health risks1.