For many women, the name of the French company Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) is related to risks that threaten their health for a long time. For years, the company sold industrial silicone breast implants low cost used in numerous operations to increase chest. A year ago, on December 23, 2011, the French Health Ministry acknowledged the severity of the case and called on those affected to return to surgery to remove the implants. Numerous countries echoed the unpublished order, including Spain, where estimated that some 18,500 are affected. Worldwide up to 500,000 women have received implants of the French brand. scandal's roots date back to 1996. Officials of the Directorate General of Health reported a first control in 1997. In a second review in 2001 are discovered serious problems, but the explanations are sufficient to PIP in the following years were not made more thorough checks. Only after multiply complaints and warnings became a surgeon in 2010 a thorough inspection of the production of PIP at La Seyne-sur-Mer, near Toulon, and detected the faulty silicone. France then banned the sale, distribution and use of breast implants in Europe. That same year the company went bankrupt. Several cases of breast cancer in patients with PIP implants to suspect that cheap silicone implants were rupturing or leaked may be carcinogenic. Nevertheless, cancer researchers found so far Gauls "facts" that point to a direct relationship between the products of PIP and cases of disease implants against other firms. In December 2011, health authorities, experts and patient organizations met to discuss the facts and shortly after the then health minister, Xavier Bertrand, decided to
recommend to 30,000 women in France to return to work even if the implants showed no failures or tears. founder PIP, Jean-Claude Mas, who spent time in prison, had begun to get cheap gel implants since 1995. The industrial silicone was five times cheaper than medical purposes intended. Apparently, when controls were made, poor quality silicone was shot in containers. Next year will see the process from further injury and former chairman of the board of directors of the company. Victims however long journey awaits outcome-uncertain-for an indemnification. Not to mention the irreparable damage to their health. / DPA (NU)
