Ruling on facial peeling
Question

                What is the ruling on facial peeling, i.e., removing the external layer of facial skin?.
Praise be to Allah.
    Facial peeling is a kind of cosmetic surgery that is done by 
    some people with the aim of looking younger, i.e., to remove signs of 
    aging. 

    This kind of surgery is not essential, and the patient will 
    not suffer any hardship if he or she does not do it. Rather the aim is to 
    change the creation of Allaah and to play about with it according to 
    people’s whims and desires. Thus it is haraam and it is not permissible to 
    do it, for the following reasons: 

    1 – Allaah tells us that Iblees (may Allaah curse him) said: 

    “and indeed I will order them to change the nature created 
    by Allaah”

    [al-Nisa’ 4:119]

    This verse indicates that changing the creation of Allaah is 
    one of the haraam things that the Shaytaan tempts the sinners among the sons 
    of Adam to do. 

    2 – Al-Bukhaari (5931) and Muslim (2125) narrated that 
    ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “May Allaah 
    curse the women who do tattoos and those who have them done, those who have 
    their eyebrows plucked, and those who file their teeth for the purpose of 
    beautification and change the creation of Allaah.” Then ‘Abd-Allaah said: 
    “Why should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed.” See question no.
    21119 

    The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah 
    be upon him) cursed those who do these things and he gave the reason for 
    that as being that they change the creation of Allaah. He made a connection 
    between changing the creation of Allaah and seeking to beautify oneself. 
    These two factors are both to be found in the case of facial peeling, 
    because it is changing the creation of Allaah with the intention of making 
    oneself more beautiful, so it is to be regarded as being included in this 
    stern warning – i.e., the curse of Allaah – so it is not permissible to do 
    that. 
Some people make excuses 
    and try to come up with a reason to make such operations permissible – that 
    the person suffers psychologically and cannot achieve his aims and goals in 
    this world because his beauty is imperfect. The way to deal with such 
    fanciful notions is to instill faith in people’s hearts and teach them to 
    accept whatever share of physical beauty Allaah has decreed for them. 
    Outward appearance is not the means to achieve noble aims and goals. Rather 
    they may be achieved by the help of Allaah, then by following His laws and 
    having a good attitude and decent manners.

     See Ahkaam al-Jaraahah al-Tibbiyyah by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtaar al-Shanqeeti, p. 191-198.