A medical student is exploring various specialties and is particularly interested in plastic surgery. However, they have heard that altering God's creation is forbidden. After consulting a scholar, they were told it is permissible, and the sin lies with the person making the decision to change, not the doctor. The student remains unconvinced and expresses a desire to work with all cosmetic cases, not just deformities.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
It is permissible for you to pursue this, keeping in mind that cosmetic surgery is not a treatment for illness. Therefore, it is not permissible to engage in forbidden looking or touching, except in cases where it is necessary for treating burns or similar conditions that require such actions.
Source: Special Inquiry.
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
It is permissible for you in itself; however, you must not engage in actions that involve forbidden acts, such as touching a non-mahram or looking at what is prohibited to look at.
Source: Official website: 1, 2
May you be successful in all good.