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Surgeons Welcome PIP Report, Renew Call for Implant Register

“An opportunity for the Department of Health to get it right and avoid a repeat fiasco”

London – 14 May, 2012 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.rorg.uk) today welcomes the Government’s review into the PIP scandal and agrees with its recommendations that more stringent criteria should be required into monitoring medical devices. The BAAPS reiterates its previous calls for a compulsory implant register and mandatory safety audits for all practitioners.

According to consultant plastic surgeon and BAAPS President-Elect Rajiv Grover;

“We welcome the findings of the Government’s review into the PIP scandal, and agree in particular that there should be a better system of reporting for medical devices, with data gathered from a wider set of sources that should be routinely reviewed. For the last few years, the BAAPS has been championing the reinstatement of a compulsory implant register that would monitor not just breast but all types of implant put into the body. The register is part of our regulation proposals put forward earlier this year (http://www.baaps.org.uk/about-us/press-releases/1029-surgeons-put-forward-regulation-proposal) and would immediately address all the recommendations put forward in this report, as would a mandatory safety audit based on the model that the BAAPS requires of all its members.”

According to consultant plastic surgeon and BAAPS President Fazel Fatah;

“Poor post-marketing surveillance of medical devices lies at the root of the PIP crisis. At the BAAPS we feel there needs to be significantly more stringent monitoring of all medical devices including breast implants and all cosmetic injectables, via compulsory, regular reporting of adverse effects and mystery shopping which are all part of our regulation proposals. This is an opportunity for the Department of Health to get it right, and put the necessary systems and checks in place to avoid a repeat fiasco. Clearly changes are also needed at European level of the CE marking process.”

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About the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
The BAAPS (www.baaps.org.uk ), based at the Royal College of Surgeons, is a not-for-profit organisation, established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit. Members undergo thorough background screening before they can join. Information about specific procedures and surgeons’ contact details can be found on the website, or by contacting their office at 020 7430 1840. Further materials can be posted to members of the public seeking specialised information. BAAPS is also on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BAAPSMedia     and Facebook: www.facebook.com/BritishAssociationofAestheticPlasticSurgeons

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