facelift

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, face-lift·ing, face-lifts

To perform a face-lift upon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	facelift - 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" cosmetic surgery, face lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lifting, lift nose job, rhinoplasty - cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
	2.	facelift - 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" face lifting, face lift redevelopment, renovation, overhaul - the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"