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The breast implant health scare has taken a further twist with a claim the French company at the heart of the scandal also made implants for male patients.

Two former employees of Poly Implant Prothese said the firm manufactured testicle, buttock and chest implants, mainly destined for export, Le Parisien reported…

“Three people were specially trained to work on the machine that made silicone testicles,” a former PIP worker told the newspaper…

The newspaper said it was not clear if silicone used in the testicle implants was sub-standard. But one of the former employees said the gel used in the buttock and chest implants, aimed at male patients, was the same as the industrial quality material used in the breast implants that, it is claimed, have a high risk of rupturing…

An investigation has been launched in France into charges of “manslaughter and unintentional injury” against PIP, which supplied 65 countries and was once the world’s third largest manufacturer of breast implants…

So far 2,400 French women given PIP implants have lodged legal complaints.

Given the sensitivity of men who felt compelled to have testicle implants for cosmetic reasons, I expect most would be too embarrassed to file complaints against PIP.

I believe there is no truth to the rumor that the largest batch of artificial testicles was purchased by the Democratic National Committee on behalf of their members of Congress facing re-election.