Implant

The implants, made by Poly Implant Protheses and sold over the past two decades primarily in Europe and Latin America, have been found by the French government to fail and leak their contents more frequently than the average implant, leading to potential irritation, inflammation and the need to remove the implant.

Breast-Implant Risk Is Still an Open Question Carl Bialik 2012

Numbers Guy blog: In Implant Controversy, Sure Numbers Are Scarce Also, despite the use of "rupture" to describe implant failure—connoting a violent break—it is often asymptomatic.

Breast-Implant Risk Is Still an Open Question Carl Bialik 2012

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012

The implants were made by Poly Implant Prosthese, or PIP, a French company that went into bankruptcy administration last year after the leakage problem emerged.

France Advises Removal of Risky Breast Implants Jeanne Whalen 2011

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012

BRUSSELS—European Health Commissioner John Dalli said Thursday he remains "deeply concerned" about the potential health impact for women in Europe and elsewhere over the faulty silicone breast implants by French firm Poly Implant Protheses.

EU Health Chief 'Deeply Concerned' Over Implants Laurence Norman 2012

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012

There has been a great deal written recently about the now-banned silicone breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothèse PIP, a French company which has since closed down.

Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The PIP Affair and Trust in Health Care M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2012