The influencers Vanessa Rudjord, Synnøve Skarbø and Pia Tjelta withdrew from the much talked about beauty clinic, Nomi Oslo. Massive criticism for the use of the word “women’s health” in advertising is one of the reasons. But the debate on women’s health is far from dead: – A cynical industry that wants to capitalize on women’s insecurities, said the health minister to VG, and lashed out at the entire beauty industry. But the clinic will open as planned. Without influencers, but with doctor Karim Sayed at the helm. And he reacts strongly to the attack from the minister: – The Minister of Health is a powerful person. In addition, she is the leader of my industry. It hurts that she attacks us in that way, says Sayed to news. The doctor responds to Kjerkol’s claim that the beauty industry does not contribute to better health. – We who practice the profession in a responsible and knowledgeable manner, see every day that it increases the quality of life for many. And there is a lot of health in that. Health is more than the absence of disease, he believes. The Minister of Health: – Must separate snot and mustache Kjerkol says in Debatten on news that it is a discussion with nuances. – I am the Minister of Health and I am responsible for ensuring that we provide good and proper health care to all patients. Then we have to distinguish a bit between snot and moustache, but it is of course a discussion with nuances. She says that this type of treatment, which is not medically justified, is a service subject to VAT. – Health care is not that, says Kjerkol. Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol was on Thursday evening at Debatten to discuss women’s health. Photo: André Børke / André Børke – I believe that what we do is healthcare, says Sayed, and adds: – If someone had been with me for a day in practice, they would have seen that there are ordinary people with ailments. Fillers can be health According to Sayed, it is often called beauty treatment, but it is not necessarily about beauty. – People associate it with being so beautiful, but what we do is very often to help people with a problem. – So fillers can be health? – Yes, of course it can in skilled hands. But you must have competence and ethics. And with competence comes ethics. So I would turn it around and say that what we need is competence. Furthermore, the debate went into the marketing of beauty clinics. – Being bombarded with marketing about what you can fix does not promote good health, said the Minister of Health. The doctor agrees to that extent. – You have to be very careful and the young people have to be protected. Fortunately, I have been involved in working for the decision on the 18-year-old limit.
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