Damning new research shows their shells are faulty putting women at risk

By JO MCFARLANE Mail online

PUBLISHED: 00:50, 7 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:51, 7 April 2013

Top British doctors call for the removal of every PIP breast implant

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• Calls for Government to remove all PIP breast implants 
• Damning new research shows their shells are faulty putting women at risk
• Doctors say casings could degrade and silicone could leak into their bodies
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"Leading British doctors have called for the Government to remove PIP breast implants fitted to 50,000 women following damning new research that shows their shells are faulty. The casings are more likely to degrade than those used in others – leaving women given PIPs at risk of silicone leaking into their bodies, the research showed. The doctors who conducted the research, including nanotechnology professor Alexander Seifalian and top plastic surgeon Professor Peter Butler, now say all PIPs should be removed."

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