HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 c70W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast implants have been carried out in each year since 1985 on the national health service; and how many have leaked. [16902]

Mr. Horam

The available data on the number of primary operations carried out in national health service hospitals covering the years 1989–90 to 1994–95 are shown in the table. Information on the number of implants that have leaked is not available centrally.

Year Total
1989–90 3,080
1990–91 3,342
1991–92 4,300
1992–93 5,360
1993–94 4,781
1994–95 5,478

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics, Operation Code B30 and B31.