The Local France

France plans 'boob job tax' to restore balance

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:06:00 +0200

France's wealthy could take it on the nose if the French tax man gets his way and cosmetic surgery becomes subject to the value added tax.

Women to sue France over faulty implants

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0100

A dozen French women who have received faulty PIP breast implants say they want to sue the state for its failure to reimburse them for breast replacement surgery.

Breast implants in focus after cancer death

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:41:00 +0100

Two women have developed serious illnesses after they received defective French-made silicone breast implants. Last week, a woman died from lymphatic cancer thought to have been contracted from her breast implants.