1. Surgery performed to improve a person's appearance, especially of the face or body
   "The celebrity underwent face lifting to maintain her youthful appearance";
   - face lift, facelift, lift, 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
   "The old theatre underwent a face lifting before reopening";
   - face lift, facelift

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

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

Encyclopedia: Face-lift