Is it permissible to undergo breast augmentation surgery in cases of extreme smallness, sagging, and atrophy, and the inability to breastfeed naturally with ease? Does this fall under removing a defect or increasing beauty?
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It is permissible to undergo breast augmentation surgery if their small size hinders breastfeeding and causes the woman embarrassment with her husband, because it is considered the removal of a defect, not an enhancement. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen indicated the permissibility of breast augmentation if they are small and do not provide enough milk for the child.
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