Woman recieves credit card refund for PIPs

A woman has been refunded several thousand pounds by Lloyds TSB after using a credit card to pay for breast augmentation surgery which was later found to have been carried out using potentially faulty PIP implants.



Last year it was revealed that tens of thousands of UK women could
have received hazardous implants from the French firm Poly Implant
Prothese. Most of the surgeries were carried out in private clinics, and
after the scandal broke patients were advised to seek medical advice as
soon as possible.



The unnamed woman, who is in her 40s and from the Midlands, was
awarded £3,700 from the banking group on the grounds that the
potentially faulty implants she had received could be classed as faulty
goods.



Last September, she visited a clinic after finding a lump in her
breast and fearing the worst – but following the check up it was
revealed that her implants had in fact ruptured. She was then advised to
contact her credit card provider for assistance as the French manufacturer is no longer in business.



Commenting on the case, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons said that the result of the case should give a “ray of hope” to
other women who have PIP implants and are in the process of arranging
for their removal.



Clear Law Solicitors have a wealth of experience in assisting people
with medical negligence claims, for everything from incorrectly
administered drugs to misdiagnosis and surgical compensation claims.



Kate Lax, trainee medical negligence solicitor at Clear Law, said:
“Those who have been given potentially faulty breast implants are in a
terrible position, with many fearing for their health and unsure what to
do. We can help them to claim the compensation to which they are entitled, and any cash awarded could
be very useful in helping to fund removal or replacement surgery.”



NHS guidelines recommend that those who think that they might have
received PIP implants contact their GP for help. A scan can help
determine which kind of implants have been used, and if a patient has
medical grounds for removal but their private clinic is refusing to do
the work, the NHS can often step in.


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Thats great news for those of who paid by credit card, unfortunately I paid with a debit card. xx

I know lovely.... c'mere

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