Victims of PIP Health Fraud

Thousands of perfectly healthy women and women recovering from reconstructive breast surgery after breast cancer mastectomies have become victims of Jean-Claude Mas, his family and associates greed and deception.  Mas gambled with the lives of 500,000 women and their children!  

Lives have been wrecked, all those responsible for this heinous crime should be brought to account, including those who think these cheap, toxic implants are not harmful to our health.








Ruptured PIP implants begin leaking as soon as they are implanted in the body.  On removal ruptured PIP implants are accompanied by an emulsion called "milky fluid' shown here.

7 comments:

  1. Being very slim, I was always very small chested, virtually no boobs, a 32a at best. This had a major impact on me, I suffered depression, would go out and buy clothes and then be too scared to wear them. I felt very un-feminine and hated the way I looked. At the age of 26 I decided to have breast augmentation, after months of research of many clinics, I finally arranged an appointment and decided to go ahead. The clinic I chose was relatively new at the time, but after having a meeting at the hospital with the M.D, a look round at the facilities and meeting the surgeon I felt comfortable and assured about the product and procedure I was about to undertake. I was sold ‘High Medical Grade’ implants that had been tested for years and were the safest of the safe….a substantial sum of money later and I was confident in the choice I had made. Oh how I was wrong!!!! The clinics patient care was to a high standard, as you would expect on paying a large sum of money. Unfortunately this hospital closed some time later due to a malpractice suit. When the PIP scandal unfolded I was not overly concerned as I had been assured that my Implants where high quality back in 1999. In 2010 I began to present with lumps in my breasts and was referred to my NHS hospital for further investigation. Having Biopsy of the lump and MRI scan. It was decided it was in my best interest at the time to have the lump removed as the biopsy results were inconclusive. I underwent the surgery only then for my breasts to swell uncontrollably and become very painful. At this point I decided to obtain my paperwork from my private surgery in 1999, having to write to the company of receivers to obtain this. In 2012 I went back to my GP unable to cope with the pain anymore. Referred back to the NHS hospital and after another scan, another 3 lumps were found. It was at this time that my a fore mentioned paperwork finally arrived. To my horror I found that they had in fact used the PIP implants !!!! I have suffered for years with CFS, hair loss, degenerative disc disease, arthritis and so many more horrible conditions all brought on by being poisoned by PIP Implants. I explanted in August 2012 and my health is slowly beginning to improve for which I am thankful, but I am well aware that the damage that has been done is irreversible and will be an on going battle I have to face for the rest of my life.

    Ms.J - Lancashire

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  2. I had my surgery at the age of 30 in Jan 2008 as I didn't develop any breasts. I just wanted to look normal and feel feminine. I was reassured that my implants were top quality with a life time guarantee, so you can imagine my horror when I was informed I had substandard PIP, non medical grade rubbish in my chest. My clinic had already conveniently gone into administration (but still trading?) so they were unwilling to put things right and give me what I had paid for in the first place.

    I have since had my PIP implants removed and replaced at my own expense just 4 years after my original operation. My implants were damaged (this was not picked up on the Ultra Sound Scan).

    There has been NO support out there other than from other PIP victims which is why I set up a support page back in Jan 2012.
    I have spoken to literally 100's of women and there is NO WAY these implants are not damaging to health! The way PIP victims have been treated is despicable and im praying that banging J C Mas up for his crimes will be a step in the right direction to finally getting Justice for this international health fraud!

    The truth will out!

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  4. Original Breast Augmentation April 2006

    I suffered with severe tenderness and extreme heat in both breasts from 2009/10, later in 2010 I had several lumps appear in my left breast and a breast cancer scare.
    I finally had a cyst growing on the areola and it started taking the nipple of left breast, it was removed in January 2011, the surgeon didn't understand the colour of the liquid leaking from where the cyst was removed, this was sent to be tested and result came back benign cysts. However, I still was suffering from extreme heat and tenderness in both breasts, pain under my arms and often feeling feeling very lethargic.

    I had an ultrasound scan on March 1st 2012 which showed both P.I.P implants were ruptured and I had bilateral free silicone. This was evident when I had removal and replacement surgery on May 24th 2012, the surgeon remarking they were the worst ruptures he had seen, in fact the shells had moved into the top of each breast and it took longer than normal to wash and clean away all the free silicone, the surgeon also remarked I was lucky that my lymph nodes had not been affected.

    I still suffer some extreme tenderness and heat in my left breast and some less heat in right breast but it has become more bearable since removal of the P.I.P implants.

    It disgusts me that the MHRA and other regulators passed these fit for purpose, this is criminal health fraud.

    This statement and the photo of my ruptured implants on the PIP Action Campaign-Follow the Trial Facebook page can be used if needed. http://tinyurl.com/bq8pcr2

    Carol..Yorkshire

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  5. Having never been even an AA cup, after childbirth my chest became completely flat apart from my nipples. Hunching from self consciousness due to my boylike figure, I had saved enough money to at last make me feel feminine and give me my self confidence back. I didn't go mad, just wanted an average bust size. Being told of the turkish delight texture of the implants, they would never come apart should they rupture, only due to a car crash type impact. 3 years later I discover lumps in my armpit. Terrified of cancer, I was amazed to be told these were lymph nodes with silicon in. How, when the implants don't rupture or disintegrate? After MRI scan I am told they had both ruptured. I had them removed (again at my cost) to be told that they were in such a mess that my replacements may need to come out. My replacements settled so thank God this didn't have to happen. I am left wondering what the long term effects are of the 'escaped' mattress silicon. Can anyone guarantee we will not all develop diseases in the future, can anyone tell me my breast fed 2nd child wont be affected. It was 5 months later the PIP scandal was uncovered, if I had known at my R&R what I found out those months later, i would never had had replacements. I am left scared that this could still happen all over again. It has affected my family as well as me. I think myself 'lucky' that currently I am not suffering like a lot of other ladies are physically, but wonder if I will later in life, but either way the mental torment is still there everyday. I can't even look at my chest now.

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  6. I chose to have implants after breast feeding and losing all volume in my breasts after. I called them 'old womens boobs.' It started to affect every part of my life, especially the relationship with my husband, i was paranoid about him looking at anyone or anything that had a pair of breasts on! I lost all my confidence and just felt so down. After what i thought was extensive research i went to Transform clinic and was given Pip implants in 2004. To start i was very happy, then around 2008 i noticed a change in my breasts/implants. The left started to look deflated and i had a lot of pain. Also lumps under my arm pits. I went back to Transform but they would not help me in anyway, saying i was too thin and needed a smaller implant. As i did not have any more funds i just carried on, but always had pain and changes that i was worried about..it got to the point where i was covering up again because of the appearance of the implants! When the news broke about the dangers of the pip implants, naturally i was very concerned and realised all the years of worrying were not in my head!
    Cutting the story slightly shorter, i returned to Transform, still no help..unless i paid extra for removal, an uplift and new implants. That was not a n option finacially. So in April 2012 i had my implants removed on the NHS. I was very aware of the problems with using the NHS and the publics thoughts, but i was desperate to get the toxic implants out. I did not have a rupture but a 'gel bleed' in the left..that is what the lumps are, silicon in my lymph nodes. But not just silicon..nobody really knows! A year on and i feel awful. I have lost my confidence again, im still in pain. My breasts look deformed. I have been left with nothing. I may as well have thrown £4000 down the drain. People will call us vain, stupid..you deserve what you get. But we did not ask to have this stuff put inside us. We took the implants in good faith, believing them to be fit for purpose. As for the future, i don't know. I feel lumps all over and worry constantly what will happen to me. I have a family. That is my worry..leaving them x x

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