Complete vaginal-mesh removals ‘leaving material behind’

No vaginal mesh implants have been carried out in Scotland since the chief medical officer announced a halt last October, new figures show.

The government had asked health boards in June 2014 to consider suspending the use of mesh products but they had continued to be offered to women.

It followed controversy about the procedure which was often used to treat incontinence in women after childbirth.

The number of alternative procedures has slowly risen since 2014.

Hundreds of women say mesh implants, which are used to repair damaged or weakened tissue, have ruined their lives.

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