https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish authorities have recommended that the 4,000 women in Sweden with French PIP breast implants should have them removed as a preventative measure, after they were banned in 2010 due to health concerns and the risk of bursting. https://www.thelocal.se/20130604/48326 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:19:00 +0200 48326 The Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) does not know how many of the French PIP breast implants used by an estimated 4,000 Swedish women have burst. Despite legislative demands, beauty clinics often fail in reporting potential side effects. https://www.thelocal.se/20120104/38326 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:58:00 +0100 38326 Thousands of Swedish women, and many more worldwide, have substandard breast implants from French-based company PIP. These women have now been urged to surgically remove their implants by French authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20111223/38116 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:23:00 +0100 38116