I used to work in the theatres of a private clinic in the early 90's. We didn't use PIP implants but ALL procedures were done on the stereotypical glamour girls or tarty women in their late 40's / early 50's.
It was possible to get them done on the NHS if you could convince a psychologist that your tiny baps were causing you mental distress( not difficult ),as you can nose jobs etc. The NHS has a duty of care to replace any they have put in but private clinics are a whole different ballgame, they will have made a tiny profit from renting out a room and a theatre wereas the surgeon will have walked away with 75% of the total cost, circa £3k minimum for 90 mins work.it would not be unusual for them to clear £12k for a mornings work
You tend to find that these surgeons have at least one child with the same initial and prefer payment by cheque to" R Smith" and the money popped in little Ruperts building society account/trust fund or whatever. The surgeon would choose who supplied the implants probably due to MAJOR backhander and will not give a flying shit about the current situation.
I have seen the effects of a burst implant and it's pretty grisly with one woman losing most of the muscle in her chest/armpit..But....
Private op= your choice=your problem, we shouldn't pay for replacement