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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
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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. Two grandes dames of Russian ballet--the Maryinsky and Bolshoi Theaters--are showing their age, and both are scheduled for face-lifts. Undermining the continuity of the sexual stages from puberty to senescence, face-lifts destabilize sex, and identity. |
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