France to pay for "precautionary" PIP explantations; increased cancer risk dismissed
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The French government has fallen short of ordering the explantation of silicone breast implants made by the now defunct French firm Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), but has recommended their “precautionary and non-urgent” explantation, paid for by the state, as part of a wider upgrade of its patient follow-up policy. It is thought that around 30,000 women have received the PIP-branded implants.