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Breast Implant Operation

Can a woman get a breast augmentation if it involves general anesthesia?

Answer:

It is permitted where the procedure is of significant importance.

If it is only a matter of preference, it would be preferable to avoid it; there remains, however, room to permit the procedure.

Note that there are other non-halachic issues that one must be wary of in considering such procedures.

Sources:

The Iggros Moshe rules that cosmetic surgery is permitted, and does not make distinctions concerning the degree of importance of having the surgery done. However, other authorities write that such surgery is only permitted where there is a “great need” for it.

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