The head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, believes that although it is quite acceptable for a believer to use plastic surgery services, these women should not be overly carried away. Interfax reports. “If a woman has some kind of defect that can be easily eliminated, and she will feel better and happier, then I see no obstacles why she cannot go to a plastic surgeon,” Vladyka said in response to one of the questions. sounded on the air of the program 'Church and the World' on the TV channel 'Russia-24'. However, the Metropolitan also noted, the current sphere of cosmetic services often convinces women to perform surgeries even when there is absolutely no need for it. The health consequences of such an intervention can be difficult to predict. In such cases, if a woman comes to a priest for a blessing for such an operation, a representative of the clergy should directly tell her about it. Metropolitan Hilarion reminded viewers of the words from the epistle of St. Peter that 'the adornment of a woman is not the braiding of hair, but the imperishable beauty of a meek and silent spirit.'
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