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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
The problem in these matters is that scholars are supposed to make a judgment about a topic that they dont understand
For example, plastic surgeons perform hundreds of different procedures (if not thousands), and most muftis around the world have no training in surgery, no understanding of the field, have never been in an OR, have never opened up a medical textbook or journal, etc. When somebody asks "is procedure x halal", does the mufti go and consult with a plastic surgeon about the procedure? I've never seen a citation from a specialist in a different field listed in a fatwa (that doesnt mean there arent any muftis out there who do this, i just havent seen any). I dont think they are qualified to determine that this procedure is considered by God to be disfigurement or adornment, and that one is considered by God to be therapeutic, and this other one is neutral, etc
how can this be reconciled? We need people to determine if things are right or wrong, but in very technical areas its difficult to accept their decisions as informed
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I think it's pretty simple. If the intention is to alter some aspect of your face/body purely for cosmetic purposes, that would be haram. Doesn't matter how you're doing it. If someone winds up unnaturally disfigured to the point where they appear exceptional (ie burn victims or people with three ears or something like that) then that would be an exception.
Having said that, I don't think removing excess flab through surgery would be haram, since you can do that just by exercising anyway. That's just an easier path.
Allahu alim though