Olivier Véran, former government spokesperson and Minister of Health, retrains in aesthetic medicine

The professional neurologist explains in the columns of “Parisien” that he wants to turn “towards well-being and aesthetics”.

“Whatever I did, there would have been criticism”, sweeps Olivier Véran. In an interview with Parisian, published Thursday March 21, the former government spokesperson and Minister of Health, neurologist by profession, explains his reconversion into aesthetic medicine. Still a member of parliament, he explained in February that he wanted “take the blouse back on one day a week at the same time as [son] mandate”.

“Neurology has evolved a lot in the meantime, and the fact of having been a minister psychologically complicated the relationship with the patients who we often follow over time”, he says to justify his change of path. The former Minister of Health explains that he wants to turn “towards well-being and aesthetics” and wishes to practice in the Champs-Elysées clinic in Paris, specializing in medicine and cosmetic surgery. In an opinion published on its site, the High Authority for Transparency in Political Life (HATVP) gave the green light to Olivier Véran, ruling out any ethical risk or illegal taking of interest.

Strong reactions within the profession

In the columns of the Ile-de-France daily, the former member of the government assures that he will not practice “surgery” and that its activity will be limited to the “medicine” aesthetic. In an article from Figarohe said he saw it as a way of“helping people feel better about themselves, in their bodies”to “repair after illness”.

This announcement provoked numerous reactions among health professionals. “When we know the hospital crisis (…) that we have patients who take months to find appointments with specialists and that these things are the consequences of the policies carried out by Olivier Véran, we has the courage to stay in his profession“castigated Jérôme Marty, president of the union French Union for Free Medicine, on RMC.