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Can I have a PIP implant replacement on the NHS? Well, this is a difficult question.
Generally, the NHS doesn't offer replacement. It offers removal of PIP implants. In some
other European companies, the government will replace the implants with a very high quality
Nagor or Allergan or Mentor implants. But this isn't the case in the UK. The implants
will be removed. Now, the problem is that the vast majority of our patients do not want
removal of their implants, because they are concerned about the loose skin and deflation
in the breast tissue. So out of our series of over 250 PIP implant patients we've treated
this year, 15 have had removal only without replacement. So it's really a minority who
choose to have the implants removed. So, unfortunately, replacement is not really available in the
NHS in the UK in most areas, although it's always worth talking to a GP and your local
breast surgeon about this. Most patients do request replacement. For this reason, we've
devised a sort of low-cost package for PIP replacement, which is significantly less expensive
than breast augmentation. We've managed to do this by the hospitals we work at generously
reducing their hospital fee, the anaesthetist reducing their fee, the implant manufacturers
reducing their fee, and our surgeons operating for a reduced fee. So we have a package which
we feel is sort of fair and reduces the cost for you if you are considering PIP replacement,
because it's not really your fault, at all, that you have been treated with these substandard
implants. If you'd like to find out more about the package or you'd like to find out more
about PIPs in general and the options available for you, please visit the link below in the
description. This will take you straight through to our website where you'll be able to find
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