Ruling on exfoliation of the face and face-lifts
Question

                What is the ruling on exfoliating a woman’s face and doing face-lifts by using modern methods and lasers or using needles?.
Praise be to Allah.
    Exfoliation means removing a layer of skin to expose new 
    skin. The reason for doing that may be to remove a blemish on the skin that 
    resulted from a burn or tear, or it may be for cosmetic purposes, to 
    beautify the face. If it is the former, then it is permissible, because 
    removing blemishes makes this action permissible. But if it is for the 
    latter then it is not permissible, because that is changing the creation of 
    Allaah, and is a kind of beautification that is not permissible in 
    sharee’ah. 

    In the answer to question no.
    34215 we stated that it is haraam 
    to exfoliate the face, and that it is changing the creation of Allaah.  

    Face-lift operations are usually done for purposes of 
    beautification and to remove wrinkles. This comes under the heading of 
    changing the creation of Allaah. In the answer to question no.
    47694 we have stated the ruling on 
    cosmetic surgery, and we explained that some of it may be essential so it is 
    permissible, and some of it may be for the purpose of beautification, and it 
    is haraam, because it comes under the heading of changing the creation of 
    Allaah. And we gave face-lifts as one of the examples of such operations. 

    In addition to what we mentioned of rulings in the two 
    answers referred to above, we may also mention the harm caused by some of 
    these operations. 

    There is nothing wrong with trying to beautify the face by 
    means other than exfoliation, such as using some kinds of permissible creams 
    or medicines, so long as that does not do any damage to the face. 
And Allaah knows 
    best.