The Scottish government agreed the contract with expert Dr Dionysios Veronikis in Missouri.
The Scottish government has signed a contract to allow NHS patients to visit a US expert for mesh removal surgery.
Mesh survivor Maureen Kane welcomed the move and told BBC Scotland she hoped to be allowed to travel to Missouri."Once it's out, it can't do me any more damage. I'm hopeful my body won't be in any danger any more."Maureen, from Lochgelly in Fife, was given her implant 11 years ago and suffered years of pain since.
"This ruined a relationship for me, I was 50 when it was put in, I could be single the rest of my days now because of this."Dr Dionysios Veronikis is with Gynaecologic and Reconstructive Surgery in Missouri Mr Yousaf said the overall cost of the scheme was expected to reach £2m to £3m. This includes reimbursements for women who have already paid for private surgery.
While the vast majority suffer no side effects, the use of mesh in Scotland was suspended except in "exceptional circumstances" in 2014 after it emergedThousands of women have been given transvaginal mesh implants in Scotland to treat incontinence and prolapse - conditions many suffer after childbirth.The Transvaginal Mesh Removal bill wasto enable those who had already paid for private surgery to recover costs.
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