Belgium advises women to have PIP breast implants removed
(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are fearful that their breast implants may be leaking.
Belgium advises women to have PIP breast implants removed
Belgium's health authorities on Wednesday advised women with defective breast implants made by French firm PIP to have them removed.
Wed 1 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants
(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: ...
Tue 31 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants, Tue 31 Jan 12 from AP
French judge charges boss of breast implant firm
A French judge on Friday charged the founder of the breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare with "involuntary injuries", his lawyer said.
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare: study
Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French breast implant company that used substandard silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said Friday.
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
Dutch women reimbursed for breast implant removals
Dutch women wanting to replace potentially defective breast implants made by now-defunct French company PIP will be paid back in full, the Dutch health insurance federation said Thursday.
Thu 26 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
French police arrest boss of breast implant company
French police arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the breast implant company PIP at the centre of an international health scare, police said Thursday.
Thu 26 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
French officials urge tougher EU rules after PIP affair
PARIS (Reuters) - France's health authorities on Wednesday called for tighter safety controls on medical devices in Europe in the wake of a global health scare involving substandard French-made ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from Reuters
Q&A: PIP breast implant scandal explained
The founder of a breast implant firm linked to a health scare has been charged. So what is wrong with the implants? What are the risks?
Fri 27 Jan 12 from CNN
French implant boss released, faces bodily harm charge
Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was released from police custody on Friday and faces a charge of causing bodily harm, ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from FOXNews
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