Does God approve of plastic surgery?

Tom at RealSelf on 23 Apr 2009 at 11:34am
God and Plastic Surgery

For many contemplating cosmetic surgery, there's a search for an answer to "Am I doing the right thing?"

Beyond concerns of being accused of vanity, those with strong religious views may face the concern that plastic surgery is a sin, concluding, "God made me this way, so changing myself is going against his wishes."

One of our site members recently reflected on her decision to get a nose job and whether it was going against God's intentions.

MissIlinois2009 started out believing cosmetic surgery was a sin, then later rectified it as in line with her beliefs.  In her own words:

While I acknowledge that God made us all unique in our own way, I no longer think that getting cosmetic surgery is in any way a sin, especially if it can have medical benefits or even just make you feel better about yourself.

God does not want us to suffer?

MissIlinois2009 continues, "I do not think God wants us to suffer but to reach our full potential and be happy."

  • Another community member's post about her silicone breast implants reflects the sentiment that perhaps God had not intended her to be flat-chested.  "I have wanted [my breasts] done since I was young because I think GOD forgot to give them to me."

Feel free to share your opinion on whether you think God approves of cosmetic surgery.

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Angel2B (unregistered guest) 24 Apr 2009
i can not imagine god worrying about cosmetic surgery when so much evil is happenng in the world. i agree with the person who said god would want her to be happy.
Jessemac (unregistered guest) 1 May 2009
If 'God' doesn't care about us dying our hair, plucking our eyebrows, shaving our legs and underarms, applying makeup etc. why should s/he care about cosmetic surgery?
MissIllinois2009 (33 posts) 1 May 2009
I say the same thing Jessemac does. I was shocked when I had so many people asking me about faith on my rhinoplasty review. Normally, I would not have felt comfortable talking about it. I had come on realself to talk about the surgery itself and things related to science... I felt that God should stay out of any exchanges on here. However, I had to address this because around the same time I was receiving some of these posts on Realself, my aunt was visiting in town. She is my mother's only sister and I expected her to be supportive of me, then she started telling me about vanity and that I had committed a sin. This is coming from a woman who gets her nails redone once a week to do nothing but sit in her house and has done pretty much everything except surgery. Who was she to judge me? Who is any human being to judge another? I feel that God will judge us in the end and unlike certain groups who believe that God is wrathful and vengeful, I believe that God is benevolent, full of forgiveness, and wants us to be happy. I will be judged by my charity and what I do to help and change this world, not by the fact that I had a surgery once.
kenzo4000 (7 posts) 29 Aug 2009
Well considering this is all interpretive i don't think anybody here can prove whether god will judge you. So it is pretty pointless to talk about it.
kiddothekid (12 posts) 21 Sep 2009

Wow, I completely disagree kenzo4000. Limiting conversation to only that which can be proven is a great way to squash lively debate, innovation, free-thinking, and creativity.

LOGAN MAN (1 post) 28 Feb 2010
Hey guys, I hate to be the bubble burster here but let me tell you something about plastic surgery. In short it is dangerous and people can die from it. How would you explain that to God? He said your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are Gods.(1 corithian 6:20) Doesn't matter how pretty someone is, it can't get you into the gates of heaven alone. If that's what youre planning. Todays world is stuck on too much (modern things) which the bible says we will be destroyed by. Looking prettier brings more temptation and sin and self destruction etc. All i'm basically saying, in the end when this world comes to pass, nobody will know nothing in the new world. So why make it matter now. Besides, msillinois, you are already gorgeous. Don't worry about something like that! contact me if ya wanna know more. Peace1

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