Women who have boob jobs will be put on NHS register so they can be traced more easily

ALL women who have breast implant surgery will be put on an NHS register so they can be traced more easily.

It follows the 2010 leaking scandal when 47,000 women, including ex-Towie star Lauren Pope, feared for their health after a French firm used industrial silicone in its implants.

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The faulty products, made by the now-defunct  Poly Implant Prostheses, were six times more likely to split.

But poor record keeping by some providers meant many women were unable to find out if they had them.

The register, created by NHS Digital, launches today and will hold details of boob jobs carried out by the NHS and at private clinics.

It will include those who have had operations for cosmetic reasons as well as reconstructive surgery after breast cancer.

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The database will be gradually expanded to cover more than 20,000 operations each year including other implants, such as buttock and calf.

Providers will have to obtain permission from patients and will access the register via a website.

Stephen Cannon, chairman of the Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee, has urged women to sign up.

He said: “The PIP breast implant scandal exposed the critical need for a national register.

“Some of the women are still suffering the side effects and have said  they wished they had never had the procedure.

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“This register will help trace patients who have had implants and allow swift action to be taken if there are any concerns about patient safety, removing that level of uncertainty for patients.”

Many of the women given the PIP implants still have them.

Experts say they do not pose a serious risk to health but can cause unpleasant symptoms if they rupture.

Women are urged to see their GP if they have signs  of a split, such as lumpiness, swelling, pain and tenderness, or a burning sensation.