Thursday, January 19, 2012

Breast Implant Recalls in Europe

French plastic surgeon holding Poly
Implant Prosthese implants

Dear Dr. Danyo, my friend Rita said she was sent a news notification on her phone about silicone implants being banned in France. I didn't get a chance to read up but you did my sister’s breast augmentation and I’m pretty sure she has silicone implants. Should we be talking to you about having them taken out? Have you heard about this? Thanks.

Only if you had the surgery in Europe should you be concerned. It’s scary to hear stories of rupturing breast implants, but these silicone implants were distributed all over Europe by the French company, Poly Implant Prothèse. Fortunately for your sister, she had her breast augmentation done here at Danyo Plastic Surgery, so she can rest easy. All my breast implants are American-made and FDA approved. 

Here are the details though, if you were wondering.

The company mentioned above, Poly Implant Prothèse, is responsible for about 1,000 damaged silicone breast implants in French women and another 40,000 in British women. When the implants ruptured, factory grade silicone was leaked into the body, causing severe discomfort and the death of one young French woman. The French government is telling women with these implants (about 30,000 total) to get them removed. The Brits are considering this as well, even though it will cost their health system somewhere in the range of 1.2 million British Pounds to do it. Since your sister’s breast augmentation was done here at our Delaware plastic surgery practice, she is not at risk. Thanks for the great inquiry!

To your Health & Beauty,

3 comments:

  1. This post goes to show that safety, above anything else, is the primary priority when undergoing a breast implant. This involves factors like the type of implants to be used, the person who will administer the procedure, overall wellness of the patient, and a lot more. When such factors are overlooked, the procedure can merely inflict pain instead of giving patients a renewed self-esteem.

    -Geoffrey Lelia

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