<p>Over 1,500 women from Venezuela who had breast implants made by a now bankrupt French company are taking legal action to secure money for replacement surgery, CNN reported.<br /><br />The women who had implants made by Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) have filed a lawsuit against the company's distributors, Venezuelan attorney Gilberto Andrea said.<br /><br />Another group of 500 Argentine women with the implants are asking for the creation of a government fund in Europe to compensate victims.<br /><br />The PIP implants were banned in Europe when they were reportedly found to be made with harmful, industrial-grade silicone and prone to rupture.<br /><br />The French government has said it will pay to replace the faulty implants of about 30,000 French women. But there was no fund established for foreigners, Paris-based attorney Arie Alimi said.<br /><br />Argentine attorney Virginia Luna said as many as 13,500 women have the implants in Argentina.</p>.<p>"What we're asking for is that the prosthesis be removed and that a new one be implanted at no cost. And, of course, we want the freedom to choose a doctor to do the implants. Some private clinics have recently offered patients with PIP implants a free removal, but they still have to pay for the cost of the new implant," Luna said.<br /><br />Legislators in Argentina are asking the government to help pay for the replacement surgery, which costs an estimated $3,500.<br /><br />About 300,000 women in 65 countries received breast implants from the company. The implants were banned in 2010, and the company went bankrupt later that year.</p>
<p>Over 1,500 women from Venezuela who had breast implants made by a now bankrupt French company are taking legal action to secure money for replacement surgery, CNN reported.<br /><br />The women who had implants made by Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) have filed a lawsuit against the company's distributors, Venezuelan attorney Gilberto Andrea said.<br /><br />Another group of 500 Argentine women with the implants are asking for the creation of a government fund in Europe to compensate victims.<br /><br />The PIP implants were banned in Europe when they were reportedly found to be made with harmful, industrial-grade silicone and prone to rupture.<br /><br />The French government has said it will pay to replace the faulty implants of about 30,000 French women. But there was no fund established for foreigners, Paris-based attorney Arie Alimi said.<br /><br />Argentine attorney Virginia Luna said as many as 13,500 women have the implants in Argentina.</p>.<p>"What we're asking for is that the prosthesis be removed and that a new one be implanted at no cost. And, of course, we want the freedom to choose a doctor to do the implants. Some private clinics have recently offered patients with PIP implants a free removal, but they still have to pay for the cost of the new implant," Luna said.<br /><br />Legislators in Argentina are asking the government to help pay for the replacement surgery, which costs an estimated $3,500.<br /><br />About 300,000 women in 65 countries received breast implants from the company. The implants were banned in 2010, and the company went bankrupt later that year.</p>
