Surgeons fail to track PIP implants

The TGA instructed surgeons to contact every patient after they were found more likely to rupture and leak toxins. But three-quarters of the women who have made public submissions to the inquiry said they had to contact their surgeon.
Jodie Blake, a mother of four, said her surgeon even denied using PIP implants, despite issuing her a card stating she had been given the product. ''I wonder how many people they have said this to and who are unknowingly walking around with these ruptured PIP implants in their bodies or, worse still, breastfeeding their little babies with these unknown toxins? This could be disastrous,'' Ms Blake wrote.
A woman with ruptured implants said her surgeon blamed computer problems for not tracking her down. ''I find this a very poor explanation from all involved when my contact details have always been the same and two years have passed since the medical industry were informed of the product recall.''