facelift

/ˈfeɪslɪft/

/ˈfeɪslɪft/

Other forms: facelifts

A facelift is a surgical procedure that's meant to tighten the skin of the face in order to make a patient look younger. Wealthy people who hate their wrinkles may be tempted to have a facelift.

Many older actors in Hollywood give into the temptation of having a facelift, instead of accepting the facial changes that naturally come with age. But facelifts are very expensive, can be dangerous, and frequently result in a strangely expressionless visage. A figurative facelift is anything that improves something's appearance: "While I was away, my sister gave my boring bedroom a facelift, painting the walls purple and replacing my old bedding."

Definitions of facelift

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty

   types:

   nose job, rhinoplasty

   cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose

   type of:

   anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery

   surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
2. noun

   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”

   synonyms: face lift, face lifting

   type of:

   overhaul, redevelopment, renovation

   the act of improving by renewing and restoring