cosmetic surgery

2 definitions found

cosmetic surgery - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  elective surgery \e*lect"ive sur"ger*y\, n.
     surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct
     a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not
     required for survival. See also cosmetic surgery.
     [PJC]

cosmetic surgery - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cosmetic surgery
      n 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; "some
           actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: face lift,
           facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery,
           rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck]