UK’s NHS’s has offered to pay for removing implants on the NHS units that are anxious to have them removed.

Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley has said that the private clinics that fitted their patients with faulty breast implants and think they should be removed must base the financial cost of removing them for the women. Lansley asked the private medical centers should offer a similar to those patients who had paid for cosmetic surgery.

According to health experts, there are about 40,000 women who received the implants out of which 2,000 of them had them for medical reasons under the National Health Service. Some women are pursuing legal actions against clinics that used implants that were produced by French firm, Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP). Some researchers in the UK have assured that there is not need for the women to get them removed as they are not linked to risks of cancer. However, about 250 women with implants from PIP are planning to sue six clinics in the UK.

The authorities in France have advised more than 30,000 women to remove breast implants, which are believed to be linked to risks of cancer and may cause harm to their health. The government also pointed out that there is no evidence that suggests that implants are linked to the risks of cancer. However, Women have been advised to consult their surgeons.

It is believed that more than 30,000 women in France, 40,000 women in the UK as well as thousands of women in other countries are affected. The breast implants were banned after it was found that they were linked to non-medical grade silicone filler. The French government will reimburse women who got the implants after reconstructive surgery.