face-lifting

Nouns

  • (n) a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
    • give your home a facelift
    • more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
    facelift, face lift,
  • (n) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
    • some actresses have more than one face lift
    cosmetic surgery, facelift, face lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, lift,

Synonyms

facelift face lift cosmetic surgery nip and tuck rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty lift

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