The health minister has admitted the Manx government wouldn't carry much weight if it became involved in the breast implant row.
David Anderson was speaking after a local woman, who has the controversial PIP implants, urged his department to put pressure on the private clinic which fitted them to replace them free of charge.
There are fears the now-banned implants could rupture after were they were filled with industrial rather than medical grade silicone:
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