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Dear Rabbi, Is it permissible to have elective surgery during the year of avelut?

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ב"ה It is permissible to have elective surgery during the year of avelut. (See Mourning in Halacha pg.200). However, there is a discussion about cosmetic surgery in general in Halacha. Some Rabbis forbid it because a person is self- inflicting a wound on his body, while others permit it under certain circumstances, such as certain conditions which cause anguish or shame to a person. All the best

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