Support for documented decisions on breast implants
MHRA has developed a new risk raising tool to help people consider increasing the cosmetic breast to understand the dangers and make up -to -date choices. This follows a work by MHRA to understand the perceptions of danger, which emphasized the need for clearer communication on dangers.
The risk raising tool is designed for patients examining the increase in cosmetic breast. It can also be used by surgeons during consultations. We recommend that the risk raising tool be provided to patients during their first consultation or their first contact with a hospital or clinic on breast growth surgery.
The awareness tool to raise awareness of the risk of breast cosmetics includes:
- A checklist of known potential potential breast implants
- the potential risks of surgery
- Information to be taken into account when examining the breast growth surgery
It also provides
- A section of breast implant record, which can be used to record details on patients with appointments, consultations, scheduled surgery and implant details
- A notes section for patients to record any useful information from consultations or to note any questions that they would like to ask their surgeon during the consultation.
The information is aligned with the Your driver to increase the breast Information sheet written by the Union of Surgery (ABS), British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPs) and a British Union of Plastics, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS).
The tool can be used in parallel with the information brochure for a more detailed description of the risks. The tool is not designed to replace the consent information process between the patient and his surgeon. Can support detailed conversations on potential dangers during consultations.
What did patients tell us
We have requested feedback from a group of patients when developing the risk information tool. Patients said they helped them feel more up -to -date and prepared. Patients agreed that the tool had two main uses:
- For surgeons to give potential patients in their first consultation
- As an online resource for people to focus on their own research.
The dedication exercise recommended that clinics and surgeons should be encouraged to adopt the tool as soon as possible.
MHRA recommendations
Tips for patients:
- Before you have breast implant surgery, talk to your surgeon to discuss the benefits and risks as part of a joint decision -making process.
- Make sure you fully understand the dangers involved before giving your consent to the therapeutic choice that is right for you.
- If you are thinking of breast implant surgery, download the risk raising tool to increase the breast to help you understand the potential risks associated with breast implants and growth surgery.
- You can also use it to support discussions during your consultations with your surgeon. Your surgeon may also provide you with the tool.
- Read it Your driver to increase the breast Information sheet for more details on current known dangers associated with breast implants and cosmetic surgery.
Tips for health professionals:
- Provide your patients with the risk raising tool during their first consultation or when they first contact your hospital or clinic.
- Discuss the benefits and risks of breast surgery with your patient as part of the joint decision -making process. This risk raising tool can be used to support these discussions
Provide comments about the risk raising tool to increase the breast
In August 2025, MHRA launched a pilot of the awareness raising tool to raise the risk of breast risk.
In the context of the pilot exercise, we have written to the basic stakeholders to inform them of our recommendation to use the tool and invite them to participate in the pilot. This includes ABS, Baaps and Bapras and private clinics.
We will monitor feedback on the use of the tool in clinical practice to evaluate its effectiveness. Provide any comments at aic@mhra.gov.uk.
Documents
Relevant content
Patient’s perception of the main risk project page in breast implants – patients’ perception of risk research
The breast implant associated with large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
Symptoms are sometimes referred to as breast implant disease
