Is Microneedling Permissible If a Hyaluronic Acid Serum Enters the Skin During the Procedure?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is microneedling permissible if a hyaluronic acid serum enters the skin during the procedure, and is this considered like fillers or different?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic acid comes from animal, plant, or synthetic sources.

Plant-based or synthetic Hyaluronic acid is permissible.

For animal-derived collagen and Hyaluronic acid, since non-Muslims make most of them and the animals are not slaughtered Islamically, they are generally not permissible unless they come from a permissible animal’s bone or hair.

If derived from animals and it undergoes istihala, such products are permissible if the remaining ingredients are permissible.

Micro-Needling

Micro-needling for any type of restorative purpose is permissible,  but not for modifications like fighting aging, which is impermissible.

However, using micro-needling for normal aging signs, like wrinkles after 30, for example, is changing Allah’s creation. These aging signs are a natural part of human development.

Key Principle – Cosmetical v Restorative

A treatment performed solely for cosmetic or augmentation reasons is not permissible. It is only permitted when a restorative procedure is used to correct abnormalities and defects.

There is a key principle here. If something is abnormal and defective, restoring it to its natural form is permitted. This is considered a restorative procedure rather than a cosmetic or beautification procedure. Medical restorative procedures aimed at correcting defects and abnormalities are not seen as altering Allah’s creation.

For example, a person may be born with a crooked nose, cleft lip, or extra finger. Restorative medical procedures to fix these defects are acceptable, as they involve correcting an abnormality.

[Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar; Mawsili, al-Ikhtiyar Li-Ta‘lil al-Mukhtar; Usmani, Takmilat Fath al-Mulhim]

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• Are Products by Dove Companies Permissible to Use? (seekersguidance.org)

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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.