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Victims of PIP prostheses agree to withdraw breast implants. Concern ranks this time on the side of the surgeons, since they do not know where to replace the PIP. Indeed, they said they had received any guidance on the recommended hardware for reimplantation.
The reliability of implants

The French Agency for Sanitary Security Branch of the products of Health (Afssaaps) has for its part, conducted health inspections and concluded that all implants available on the French market are compliant. Since September 2010, tests were performed in nine French manufacturers, but the details of the results remain unknown to date.

However, Afssaps promises a progress report on the report required by Xavier Bertrand, Minister of Health will be available in late January.

As a result, patients and surgeons must be patient with regard to use implants.

The company PIP (Poly Implant Prosthesis) breast implants would have provided a multitude of cancer centers in 2010.
Prostheses dangerous

Remember, PIP is at the heart of the controversy in France for products manufactured using industrial silicone, a substance does not comply with regulations. Following the death of lymphoma in a woman with implants, the government has even used the IPP clients and encourages them to be removed implants as a precautionary measure.

Several centers fighting against cancer , such as the Institut Curie and Institut Gustave Roussy, have used the products as part of breast reconstruction in women with the disease . Experts believe that the affordability of implants have contributed to its popularity. At least sixteen of eighteen clinics have used the defective implants.