facelift

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 100675401)
    "some actresses have more than one face lift"
    is a type of: anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
    subtypes: nose job, rhinoplasty - cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose
    same as: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
  2. A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes (synset 100266316)
    "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
    is a type of: overhaul, redevelopment, renovation - the act of improving by renewing and restoring
    same as: face lift, face lifting

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