‘No medical need’ to remove dangerous implants yet

FRANCE’S health minister tried to calm women’s fears over potentially dangerous breast implants yesterday, saying there was no medical need to remove them immediately.

The implants at the centre of the global scandal were made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and appear to be prone to an unusually high rupture rate.

The French government triggered a media frenzy on Friday after urging women to remove them. Yesterday, health minister Xavier Bertrand said there was no rush after all.