Is It Permissible to Undergo Labiaplasty to Correct a Physical Defect?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

Is it permissible to undergo labiaplasty for both beautification and health reasons, especially to shorten unusually long labia, and must the procedure be performed by a female doctor?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

If there is a deformity or a physical defect that causes health issues, it is permissible to treat it through surgery. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

In this case, it would be ideal and best to find a female surgeon to do the procedure. If that is not possible or unduly difficult, it is permissible to go forward with the procedure anyway. [Ibid.]

Also, see this link for more details.

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat 

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch teaches Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he completed four years at the Darul Uloom Seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences.

He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he studied for three years in Dar al-Mustafa under some of the most outstanding scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib.

In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and several texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.