PIP implants - are some more of a ticking timebomb than others?
New data suggests year of implantation may determine likelihood of rupture The PIP breast implants scandal has affected thousands of women across the UK. Diligent women who had done their research and chosen established cosmetic surgery clinics , only to discover that the implants they received were made from substandard silicone – and potentially harmful. Aurora Clinics, though never having used PIPs on any of their patients, have replaced PIP implants for many of these women, having performed more than 230 replacements since the scandal