1. Surgery performed to improve a person's appearance, especially of the face or body
   "some actresses have more than one facelift";
   - face lift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck [informal]
    
2. 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";
   - face lift, face lifting

1. Perform cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of someone's face
   "The actress decided to face-lift to maintain her youthful appearance";
   - lift

Derived forms: face-lifting, face-lifts, face-lifted, facelifts, face lifts

Type of: anaplasty, operate, operate on, overhaul, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, redevelopment, refurbishment, renovation

Encyclopedia: Facelift