French health minister advises removal of PIP breast implants

The French health minister has called on some 30,000 women with breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prostheses to have them removed “as a preventive measure not of an urgent nature”.

In a statement today, Xavier Bertrand recommended the removal of all PIP implants – not just those showing signs of deterioration. The French state says it will foot the bill for the removals.