Some have already had their implants replaced and have made a full recovery while others have been left unable to work due to pins and needles sensations in their arms and hands, been unable to lift their hands above their heads and are in constant pain.
Kevin Timms, a solicitor with Garden House Solicitors in Hertford is representing the women.
Lisa Fernley, 40, from Bracknell, had PIP implants in 2004 at cost of �3,900 at Transform.
In January last year she felt a lump and fearing she had breast cancer went to her GP who referred her for tests which showed that both implants had ruptured. She went back to Transform and was told the implants could be removed and replaced but she had lost faith in the organisation and paid �600 for them to be removed by an NHS surgeon.
The silicone filling has reached her lymph nodes and is being monitored by NHS doctors for possible complications.
Mrs Fernley said: "You would expect that what they put in you had been properly tested. You trust their judgment."
She has launched a legal action with other women through Freeth Cartwright solicitors in Nottingham.
Douglas McGeorge, consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said that patients with breast implants should check whether they have a PIP implant.
"The message here is not to panic," he said.
"The advice is unchanged. Women with PIP implants should be checked by the clinic where they had their surgery and can then be monitored afterwards.
"These implants have a higher failure rate so there will be women who might choose to have their implants removed before that happens, whereas others will be happy to be monitored."
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