Recommendation 11

The Government should commission research to better understand the health impacts of breast implants, including their potential impacts on women with pre-existing auto-immune conditions. The research needs to be a mix of clinical research, including on the health impacts of siloxanes, and longitudinal, following a cohort of women over a period of time. Such studies are necessary to improve patient safety, diagnosis and 45 treatment and for the purposes of informed consent. At present, we do not believe that enough information is available about breast implants for women to genuinely be able to give informed consent to receiving them. (Recommendation, Paragraph 46)