Institute Medicoestético use only implants high end

Spain, January 2012- after the latest news that have been published in the media about the problems encountered the French prosthetic breast, mark Poly implants prothèses (PIP), by using a different from the declared silicone, and by their increased risk of rupture of a 7 to 12 per cent to 0.5 per cent of percentage of breakage in a modern prostheses, this has led to its withdrawal from the market.

In Spain it is estimated that about 10,000 women are affected. These prostheses had cost 25% less than high-quality prostheses, using a low quality silicone and a lower durability.

From Instituto Medicoestético we want to send a message of reassurance to our patients and to inform all our patients in any case this type of prosthesis have been used in any of our chest interventions. In all our interventions are used implants of high quality and guaranteed, today are mainly used two types of implants: silicone Gel or saline serum. Institute Medicoestético are mainly used implants rough highly cohesive silicone Gel and high-end.

Anytime Institute Medicoestético will follow the guidelines of the Ministry of health for this type of intervention, should any patient with these prostheses to come to our clinics requesting our services.

These defective PIP prosthesis of French origin were withdrawn in Spain by the Ministry of health from March 31, 2010, after the alert in France, from the Spanish Agency of medicines and products health (AEMPS), since then has been tracked, consult the medical report received at the time of the interventionto ensure that they do not carry this type of prosthesis.

In the case that verify their prosthesis are PIP, should contact your surgeon to undergo an ultrasound control. When it detects the breakdown of the prosthesis, you must proceed with its extraction, or if some kind of inflammation, go to your doctor, who will check if there is any breakage, that can be taken with an adenopathy with swelling of the lymph nodesthe surgeon will always be to decide the action to perform.

Not all PIP are adulterated, have been only a few lots that were modified. In any case health authorities warn that there is no relationship between use of prostheses and breast cancer.

Medicoestético Institute, with centres in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville. It is a medical clinic specialized in surgery and aesthetic medicine. We have a unit of male beauty, excellent medical professionals who will advise you and advise on what treatment you need.

Our prestigious surgeons are members of the SECPRE and we operate in the most prestigious Spanish hospitals.