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What is a Christian perspective on plastic surgery?

What would you say to a friend who was considering having plastic surgery?

Have you ever been in this situation? Did you encourage your friend - or question them, and ask them to think twice?

That’s the dilemma that Graham is in this week….a friend of his at church is considering having some changes made to her nose. Apparently it’s a feature that has made her feel uncomfortable for many years.

But Graham is wondering whether plastic surgery is a sin, since he believes that God made us perfectly in his image.

What should he tell his friend at church? Should he support her throughout the process and encourage her to fix her perceived imperfection? Or should he challenge her reasons for wanting to go under the knife?

Is it un-Christian to have plastic surgery?

What are the implications for the Christian person when it comes to plastic surgery? Is it Biblical?

Is it OK to have plastic surgery in order to feel better about yourself? Particularly if it’s to fix something that’s been plaguing you for years.

Or should we learn to accept ourselves, the way we are?

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