Europe has offered contradictory advice over faulty breast implants

European authorities have given conflicting advice over faulty French -made breast implants . Germany has followed France in recommending the removal , but Britain has played down the possible health risks .
Germany and the Czech Republic on Friday followed France in recommending that potentially defective French -made breast implants removed .
German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices advised women with implants made ​​by Poly Implant Prothese ( PIP ) to have them taken out " as a precaution " after emerging evidence that they may pose potential health risks . Ministry of Health Republic offers similar advice to 2,000 women in the Czech Republic is believed risky .
But the Department of Health insisted on Friday that the independent review has found that there is little evidence that suggests the implants can be linked to cases of cancer , although it is unclear whether they are more prone to rupture .
Concern over the implants , which contain industrial - grade silicone , first appeared when the French government advised 30,000 women to have them removed because they worry more susceptible to rupture than standard medical implants .
A plastic surgeon holds silicone gel breast implants made ​​by PIP
PIP implants sold thousands in over 60 countries
Suggestion Germany exceeded a December 23 recommendation that women affected should have their implants checked for possible rupture , claiming that the experts had warned that silicon from such implants can leak over time even if there is no rupture .
thousands affected
The institute said it was not sure how many women received the implants in Germany . PIP claims , however, that some 300,000 implants were sold in more than 60 countries before the company went out of business in 2010 . In an official inquiry was accused of trying to save money by using industrial silicone not approved in some products rather than medical silicone .
France has offered to pay for some 30,000 French women to have their implants removed , after more than 1,000 cases of rupture .