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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | face_lifting rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty facelift lift nip_and_tuck face_lift | |
| Examples: | "some actresses have more than one face lift" |
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| Related terms: | operation plastic_surgery nose_job face-lift | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue | |
| Synonyms: | anaplasty reconstructive_surgery plastic_surgery | |
| Related terms: | operation autoplasty face_lift keratoplasty proctoplasty phalloplasty lipectomy mastopexy neuroplasty otoplasty corneal_transplant abdominoplasty | |
| Similar spelling: |
cosmetic_surgeon cosmetic_dentistry |
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