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PIP breast implant boss 'dismissed' women's concerns

January 07, 2012 00:00:00


The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of safety fears told police he had "nothing" to say to women facing surgery for their removal.
France banned implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) with industrial silicone in 2010, and some 30,000 women were advised to have them removed.
But founder Jean-Claude Mas told police at the time that victims had only filed complaints "to make money".
The UK is set to reveal its updated advice to 40,000 affected women later.
The BBC's Christian Fraser, in Paris, said Mr Mas had shown no empathy with those left with an unenviable choice.
PIP had used low-grade industrial silicone gel, that had been manufactured for use in mattresses, in place of specialist medical materials.

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