Plastic Surgery Reconstructive Surgery By Mohd Firdaus Bin Nazri Shaharuddin Faizzudin bin Mohamad

Definition Plastic surgery (Reconstructive Surgery) can be defined as an act to repair or reconstruct any natural damage that caused pain on the body of an individual or his soul. How far the surgery is allow in Islam? and What are the guideline that need to be follow?

‘Abdullah reported that Allah had cursed those women who tattoo and who have themselves tattooed, those who pluck hair from their faces and who have their facial hair plucked, and those who make spaces between their teeth for beautification changing what Allah created….. (Sahih Muslim) Imam Nawawi comment on this hadith: “If the surgery were done as a form of treatment because of some problem or deformity in the teeth (and other parts) then there is nothing wrong with it. And Allah knows best.”

Why? Necessity Harmful Psychological Factor

Examples Getting a treatment ( traditional or modern ) for extracted joint for broken bones Sewing and patching injuries at the bodies Treating burning skin, either using gel, plastic or by taking any parts of the skin itself Remove excessive fingers Remove or treat the teeth that grow unnaturally Treatment crashed or damaged nose Reconstruct cleft palate

Condition There is no other way to be done except surgery as a cure in order to lift up the difficulties faced and to fulfill the requirement of the patient Must have the opinion of the specialist doctor that the operation will success and will not take any part of human body as a business There is no element of changing the original attribute either with enlarge, shrink, adding, or reducing the original body

Condition There is no element of lying and cheating. Therefore it is not necessary for old women to done it to look younger The operation will not bring any side effect such as lost of function of the body. The operation are not to change the nature sex of the somebody

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