Trisha Devine: critical of response

Trisha Devine: critical of response

Trisha Devine: critical of response

CAMPAIGNERS have needed Scotland to follow along with Wales and provide women with faulty breast augmentation replacement surgery amid growing concerns about failings in National Health Service care.

Countless women in Scotland have expressed concerns at having less NHS and Scottish Government support greater than 18 months after it emerged they had been given PIP implants filled with industrial silicone.

In a meeting with Health Secretary Alex Neil this month, campaigners urged him to reconsider the decision to only offer women implant removal devoid of the commitment of reconstructive surgery afterwards.

In addition they expressed concerns that GPs and also other doctors just weren't taking their problems seriously, making moral judgments regarding their decision to get implants for cosmetic reasons.

But despite Neil promising to aid women, the PIP Implants Scotland Campaign group claimed it remained angry at having less action from the Scottish Government as well as the NHS.

Spokeswoman Trisha Devine said women had been told that getting the implants removed without having replacements would go away them disfigured, causing them to be not wanting to have surgery.

Meanwhile, although those wanting replacements about the NHS had been told they must go through the same procedure as other patients wanting cosmetic treatment, Devine said she knew of no women who had succeeded in navigating this technique successfully. Even getting after dark first hurdle of being referred to a professional by their GP had proved difficult.

The health advice we have been given is that implants will be replaced if you have a clinical need to do so. Any woman who is worried about their implants should contact their surgeon or doctor for advice.