face–lift

noun \ˈfās-ˌlift\

: surgery to make a person's face look younger (such as by removing wrinkles)

: changes made to something to make it more attractive or modern

Full Definition of FACE-LIFT

: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging

: an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize

— face–lift transitive verb

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1934

Medical Dictionary

noun \ˈfā-ˌslift\

: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles) typical of aging—called also rhytidectomy

—face–lift transitive verb

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