Aurora Clinics treats 50th patient with ruptured PIPs
Latest data reveals even higher proportion of PIP breast implants ruptured than previously thought
Since the PIP breast implants scandal broke, with many women found to have received implants made from cheap non-medical grade silicone (most often used in mattresses), Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards of Aurora Clinics has personally replaced PIP implants for many worried women.
In order to help with wider research efforts, though Aurora Clinics has never used PIPs on any patients, the clinic has been keeping records of all patients who have come to Aurora for PIP removal and replacement. The data recorded includes implant serial numbers and the incidence of gel bleed and rupture.
The last published stats, in June this year, revealed a very high rupture rate of almost 17%. This figure was already pretty shocking - being several times higher than either the French government (5%) or IHAS (1-2%) had suggested.
But the latest PIP data from Aurora Clinics now shows an even higher rate of rupture.
Increased PIP rupture rate
Out of 230 PIP patients now seen by Aurora Clinics in total, 50 have been discovered to have ruptured implants. This represents an alarmingly high percentage of almost 22% - an increase of 5% on our last published rupture stats.
And this figure only represents those patients whose implants were found to have ruptured completely.
Many more women whose implants were not ruptured were found to have gel bleed in either one or both of their implants. This means that their implants were secreting silicone gel into the body - albeit at a slower rate than the fully ruptured PIPs - which makes them potentially just as harmful to the body as ruptured implants.
While the long-term heath implications of non-medical grade silicone entering the body are not yet known, and the official government guidelines maintain that there is not enough evidence to recommend early removal of PIPs, our latest stats make for interesting, if alarming, reading.
If you are a patient considering PIP implant removal and replacement, or would like to discuss these issues further, please do not hesitate to contact Aurora Clinics on 0800 328 5743 or info@aurora-clinics.co.uk.
Kerry Greasley
Content Marketing Editor, Aurora Clinics
kerry.greasley@aurora-clinics.co.uk
Aurora Clinics are an expert group of Plastic Surgeons, medical aestheticians and anaesthetists specialising in a broad range of cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures (surgical and non-surgical). The Aurora emphasis is on honesty and openness, with information made publicly available via videos, podcasts, photo galleries, a highly comprehensive website and our past-patient network. We are always keen to work with the public and the Press to broaden awareness about cosmetic surgery, helping prospective patients make a fully informed choice. Visit www.aurora-clinics.co.uk for more information.
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