Publications

Notices and letters to healthcare professionals
Silicone gel filled breast implants manufactured by PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) MDA/2010/078
Silicone gel filled breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) - All models and lot numbers MDA/2010/025
Information regarding the reintroduction of polyurethane-coated breast implants to the UK, April 2005 (35Kb).
Trilucent (soya bean oil filled) breast implants. Conclusions of clinical research programme and closure of TCC. MDA/2004/047
Inappropriate use of breast implants as sizers. SN 2001(18)
Breast Implants: NovaGold™ - Recall. DA 2000(08)
Breast Implants: PIP Hydogel® Voluntary recall. DA 2000(07)
Trilucent breast implants: recommendation to remove. HN 2000(05)
Voluntary recall of Trilucent breast implants. AN 1999(01)

For members of the public
Breast Implants: Information for women considering breast implants, April 2011 (109Kb).

For manufacturers
Guidance on the medical devices vigilance system for CE-marked breast implants

Reports
Silicone Gel Breast Implants: The Report of the Independent Review Group, July 1998 (673Kb)
Silicone implants and connective tissue disease, 1994: evaluation of evidence for an association between the implantation of silicones and connective tissue disease data published from the end of 1991 to July 1994 (256Kb).
Evidence for an association between the implantation of silicones and connective tissue disease 1993 (300Kb).