British women with defective breast implants have escalated a lawful challenge against health centers after they were left in pain and not capable to lift their arms.
It is considered between 40,000 and 50,000 British women have been given defective implants which French specialists say should be eliminated. The PIP implants have been associated to a small number of cancers in France but analysis here have appeared no connection between the material used and cancer.
The implants are filled with an unauthorized gel and there have been reports that the defensive walls are defective.
Women have been suggested to have their implants checked and if they are nervous they should think having them eliminated.
The implants have disintegrated causing problems and numbers of women have initiated a group action against the hospitals where they had surgery.
Some have already had their implants restored and have made a completed recovery while others have been left not able to work due to pins and needles feelings in their arms and hands, been not capable to lift their hands above their heads and are in regular pain.
Kevin Timms, a solicitor with Garden House Solicitors in Hertford is in lieu of the women.
Lisa Fernley, 40, from Bracknell, had PIP implants in 2004 at cost of £3,900 at Transform.
In January last year she felt a lump and frightening she had breast cancer went to her GP who referred her for examination which showed that both implants had burst. She went back to Transform and was told the implants could be eliminated and replaced but she had lost trust in the organization and paid £600 for them to be got rid of by an NHS surgeon.
The silicone filling has reached her lymph nodes and is being evaluated by NHS specialists for possible problems.
Mrs. Fernley said: "You would expect that what they put in you had been appropriately examined. You trust their verdict."
She has initiated a lawful action with other women through Freeth Cartwright solicitors in Nottingham.
Douglas McGeorge, expert plastic surgeon and ex- president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said that patients with breast implants should evaluate whether they have a PIP implant.
"The message here is not to fear," he said.
"The guidance is unchanged. Women with PIP implants should be examined by the health centers where they had their surgery and can then be observed subsequently.
"These implants have a top failure tempo so there will be women who might select to have their implants eliminated before that occurs, whereas others will be pleased to be checked."
