face lifting

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face lifting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  face lifting
      n 1: 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" [syn: face lift,
           facelift, face lifting]
      2: 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]