Wales pays to replace French-made breast implants – but England won’t

Welsh health minister says not removing defective implants could endanger women's health

UK breast implant providers defy call for free replacement

Three UK cosmetic surgery firms reject health secretary's moral case to remove and replace PIP implants for free

Anti-ageing injections and unqualified practitioners put thousands of patients at risk from deformities and infections, say doctors

Women concerned over faulty implants should be allowed to have free removals by the NHS or cosmetic surgery centre

Manufacturers of breast implants and hip joints must get CE mark rather than licence based on evidence from clinical trials

French women who have had defective cosmetic surgery were once ignored, but the 'pipettes' are making their voices heard

Women with breast implants from the French company can have them removed for free, says Department of Health

Jean-Claude Mas admits to police that he used cheap silicone and says he has 'nothing to say' to the women affected

I am one of thousands of women who had reconstructive surgery after treatment for cancer – although I am one of the lucky ones

PIP alleged to have used suspect silicone industrial grade gel in products for men, Paris newspaper reports