Is it permissible, Islamically, to get a temporary tattoo to define the upper lip, knowing that it lasts for three years and then needs to be redone, given that she has suffered from a cleft lip since birth, which causes her psychological pain, and she currently uses a lipstick liner daily to correct this defect?
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If the defect is unusual or reaches the level of disfigurement, there is no religious impediment to its removal through a cosmetic procedure. However, treatment using prohibited tattooing is not permissible.
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