from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
face lifting
n 1: 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" [syn: {face lift},
{facelift}, {face lifting}]
2: 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}]