face-lift
Surgical wrinkle removal
A face-lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that tightens facial skin to reduce wrinkles and create a more youthful appearance.
The term extends to any renovation or update that refreshes the appearance of something without fundamentally changing it: The old theater got a face-lift last summer.
As a verb, to face-lift something is to give it such a makeover.
The spelling varies between face-lift, facelift, and face lift.
Complete appearance overhaul
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revampRestructure extensively
- updateNew version or information
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
refurbishment · redesign · remodel · restoration · transformation · upgrade · improvement · rehabilitation
Restore strength and vitality
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerateRestore by regrowing
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
restore · youthful · vitality · radiance · glow · firmness · smoothness · elasticity
Physician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
blepharoplasty · rhinoplasty · clinic · patient · preoperative · postoperative · consultation · swelling
makeover
Complete appearance overhaul
modernization · refurbishment · redesign · remodel · restoration · transformation · upgrade · improvement · rehabilitation · reconstruction
revitalize
Restore strength and vitality
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerateRestore by regrowing
reinvigorate · restore · youthful · vitality · radiance · glow · firmness · smoothness · elasticity · tightening
surgeon
Physician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
recovery · blepharoplasty · rhinoplasty · clinic · patient · preoperative · postoperative · consultation · swelling · bruising
face-liftdisfigurement
Marred physical appearance
defacement · deterioration · aging · natural aging · scarring
face-liftdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
neglect · decay · deterioration · abandonment · dilapidation
face-liftnatural aging
Unassisted passage of years
aging gracefully · letting nature take its course · non-intervention · acceptance · au naturel