nips and tucks
Small surgical alterations
Nips and tucks are small adjustments or refinements, from the tailor's terms for minor cuts and folds in fabric: The script needed a few nips and tucks before filming.
The phrase also refers to cosmetic surgery procedures—a nip and tuck being work done to tighten skin or reduce fat: She admitted to having a nip and tuck done on her neck.
- faceliftCosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- liposuctionSurgical fat suctioning
- cutSeverance or reduction
trim · polishing · correcting · pinch · snip · rhinoplasty · botox · proofreading · redrafting · recalibrating · refinements · stitch · revising · last minute changes · modifying · streamlining · dermabrasion · tighten
nips and tucksradical surgery
Aggressive, extensive medical procedure
reconstructive surgery · complete overhaul · major overhaul · organ transplant · total makeover
nips and tuckscomplete overhaul
radical redesign · revolution · starting from scratch · gutting
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