What is the ruling on cosmetic surgeries?

The questioner : What is the ruling on cosmetic surgeries, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : European-style beautification is sufficient in that it is European, but the beautification that the Salaf (the earliest generations) practiced, which the Khalaf (the later generations) turned away from, namely dyeing, that is the prescribed beautification.

The questioner : So if there is a burn, for example, on the face, is it permissible to remove it through surgery?

The Shaykh : This has been answered previously during the delivery of the speech regarding the creation of Allah. What is from the creation of Allah is left as is, but this burn is an incidental matter and not from the creation of Allah. For example, if a person is created with a flat nose like this, it is not permissible for him to undergo an operation called what? Cosmetic surgery. Do you understand?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : But if a person is involved in an accident, or is struck, or something happens to him, and his nose becomes flat, then it is permissible for him to undergo an operation to restore it to its original state, because this restores the creation of Allah as Allah created it.