Is it permissible to perform a surgical operation on the upper eyelid that does not affect vision but affects one's psychological state, and does trimming thick, scattered eyebrows fall under the saying, "May Allah curse the one who plucks eyebrows and the one for whom they are plucked"?
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If the organ is within the customary limits of creation, it is not permissible to alter its form by reduction or enlargement. However, if it deviates from the customary creation to the extent of disfigurement, then treatment is permissible.
As for trimming eyebrow hair, it is permissible to thin them if they are thick or long in a way that disfigures the appearance; otherwise, it is not.
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