For nearly a year and half now, the PIP Breast scandal is still affecting women in the UK and during that time the GoodSurgeonGuide has been involved in helping spread their voices, stories and awareness. Part of our effort includes…
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Calling All Breast Surgeons, Clinics: 7 Women Need Your Help With PIP Breast Implants
Tagged with: Breast Clinics, Breast Surgeons, OPIC, PIP breast implants
Posted in breast-implants, PIP News
Posted in breast-implants, PIP News
Woman Believed To Have Cancer Because Of PIP Implants Has Died
Just two weeks after NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh released a report insisting that the PIP breast implants were not toxic, a woman potentially suffering from complications from a ruptured PIP has died. Susan Grieve, 40-years-old, died recently…
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PIP Breast Implants ‘Not Toxic’, Says Final Report
Today a final report into the PIP breast implant scandal was released, concluding that the material used is not toxic and does not cause a long-term health threat. The report, led by NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, further…
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Posted in PIP News
Scotland Public Health Minister Says PIP Breast Implant Inquiry ‘Not Needed’
While the European Parliament is taking progressive steps forward in ensuring that another PIP breast implant incident does not have happen again, the Scottish Government remains unconvinced that there is a need for continued public inquiry on the faulty PIP…
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Harley Street Clinic Cosmetic Surgeon Guilty Of Misconduct
Dr Aamar Khan, a well-known celebrity cosmetic surgeon and founder of Harley Street clinic has been found guilty of misconduct by the General Medical Council after investigations revealed that he put pressure on a woman to purchase cosmetic surgical procedures…
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PIP Breast Implant Removal – The Latest Rupture Stats From Aurora Clinics
Observations made by Mr Adrian Richards, Clinical Director of Aurora Clinic. In response to various conflicting stats from healthcare bodies and national governments regarding PIP rupture rates, Aurora Clinics have decided to publish our own first-hand observations. Though we have…
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Tagged with: breast augmentation, breast implant replacement, breast implants, PIP brae, PIP breast implants
Posted in PIP News
Posted in PIP News
MPs Suggest Mental Tests as Prerequisite for Cosmetic Surgery
Rather than finding ways to help women still struggling with removing and replacing potentially faulty PIP breast implants, many MPs are finding ways to seemingly exasperate the situation, not just for breast implant victims but all those wanting cosmetic surgery.…
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PIP Breast Implant Grassroots Group Aims to Take Issues to Next Level
News coverage of the PIP breast implants has lessened these days, but that does not mean the issues faced by women with these faulty implants are over. In fact, for these PIP women the hard times are just beginning. Faced…
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Frequently Asked Questions: Before And After PIP Implants Surgery
Here are a selection of the most commonly asked questions about PIP implants surgery (as seen on the support forums and passed on by co-ordinators manning the surgery help-lines). Whether you have questions relating to the run-up to your surgery…
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Posted in breast-implants
PIP Implants Compensation
If you have PIP implants, you may well want to take action for the fact that you had potentially harmful products put into your body. You may seek: • Compensation for the cost of any treatment that you need •…
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