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face-lift
(redirected from face-lifts)

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face-lift also face·lift (fslft)
n.
1. Plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or other visible signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called rhytidectomy.
2. A restyling or modernization, as of a building.
tr.v. face-lift·ed also face·lift·ed, face-lift·ing also face·lift·ing, face-lifts also face·lifts
To perform a face-lift upon.
face-lift
n
1. (Medicine / Surgery) a cosmetic surgical operation for tightening sagging skin and smoothing unwanted wrinkles on the face
2. any improvement or renovation, as of a building, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.face-lift - perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
lift
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"


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It all adds up to a growing number of adults searching for their own fountains of youth who are bypassing traditional face-lifts in favor of a slew of the latest noninvasive techniques, whether it's state-of-the-art technological advances or ancient Asian healing arts.
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LUNCHTIME FACE-LIFTS QUICKER, LESS PAINFUL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Two grandes dames of Russian ballet--the Maryinsky and Bolshoi Theaters--are showing their age, and both are scheduled for face-lifts.
A legacy in dispute. (News) by Brown, Marina / Dance Magazine
Undermining the continuity of the sexual stages from puberty to senescence, face-lifts destabilize sex, and identity.
The trouble with gravity by Silverthorne, Jeanne / Artforum International
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