cosmetic surgery
n 1: 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" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery},
{rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
elective surgery \e*lect"ive sur"ger*y\, n.
surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct
a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not
required for survival. See also {cosmetic surgery}.
[PJC]