Thursday, December 29, 2011
Worries silicon breast lift bags spread around the world
Concerns about the safety of silicone breast lift bags company-PIP has been death of France is now spreading around the world, from Australia, South America, to Europe when the French authorities advised thousands of women report surgery to remove them.
Women in 65 countries around the world "appetite restless sleep" with silicon breast lift bags do not meet standards of the PIP.
French Health Ministry has warned the country with 30,000 women to breast augmentation surgery pocket PIP by the company, the company has been death, because although there is no proven risk of cancer, but they have be punctured or torn.
The French government also emphasized their recommendations are not necessary, but certainly it will make tens of thousands of women around the world to worry about.
Women with breast implants PIP products "not at risk for cancer than women who use the products of other companies," said the French Health Ministry said. But a statement added that "high risk of perforation and tear".
Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said that calls for removal of a breast lift bag "before the precautionary measures" and not urgent.
Health insurance will pay for the removal of breast lift bags, but only for women after breast implant surgery with cancer, not breast implants are good reasons to be paid to implementation of the new surgery.
The French government advising women with breast implants PIP products should contact their doctors and "should be removed as a precaution, even when no signs of breast lift bag is damaged."
Also, if one is not removed, they must take breast examination every 6 months, the French Ministry of Health recommendations.
Women in 65 countries affected
Poly Implant Company Prothese (PIP) has been closed and its products were banned last year after the company detected using silicon gel is not allowed, rates could cause perforation, tear abnormally high.
Due to face financial difficulties, the company was a manufacturer of silicon products implanted the world's third largest alternative health levels in silicon chemical industry strong.
It is known that tens of thousands of women in over 65 countries, mainly in South America and western Europe had breast implant surgery with PIP products.
Recommendations of the French government came after the French National Cancer Institute (Inca) given by the experts report to the Health Ministry on Thursday evening last.
According to the bankruptcy of the PIP in 2010, the company exports 84% annual yield (100,000 bags siclicon) her. From 2007-2009, 50-58% of export products was taken to South American countries including Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. Also during these years, 27-28% exported to western European countries, including Britain, Spain, Italy and Germany.
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