face-liftingn.
/ˈfeɪsˌlɪftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsˌlɪftɪŋ/ 1. The action or process of tightening the skin of the face, esp. by surgical procedure, to create a youthful appearance.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > improving the face surgically
face-lifting1912
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > cosmetic > on specific parts
labioplasty1896
face-lifting1912
facelift1926
nose job1947
mammoplasty1957
nip and tuck1977
microdermabrasion1993
1912 Salt Lake Tribune 13 Oct. (Mag.) Face manipulation... Some term it face lifting... It is massage improved, amended, rendered more scientific than before.
1925 Times 17 Sept. 9 Any lady who has had ‘face-lifting’ done is asked to write confidentially.
1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 4/2 Face lifting has become increasingly popular, and I know women would welcome the names of several reliable plastic surgeons.
1989 D. Merwin in A. Stevenson Bitter Fame 330 I never understood..why..face lifting was (and still is) coyly taboo.
2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 22 Jan. l8 He contends that bone-shifting should prove easier than current methods of face-lifting because tissue surgery often carries the risk of cutting a facial nerve.
2. In extended use: the redesigning or refurbishing of something.
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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > renovation or renewal
renewinga1398
renovation?a1475
renovelty1477
renewc1500
renewance1569
renewment1570
renewal1603
repair1637
apocatastasis1678
rehabilitation1830
redevelopment1882
face-lifting1937
rehabbing1968
evergreening1972
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 39/1 The ‘face lifting’ of the rear yard continues to be a popular pastime.
1977 S. Kostof Architect 17 Older towns, with swelling populations, engaged in extensive programs of face-lifting and expansion.
1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 43 The town is engaged on a 10-year, multi-million dollar waterfront facelifting.
2005 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 28 Apr. 60 The other hot news right now is of Ford's facelifting of the Mondeo.
Compounds
General attributive, as face-lifting operation, face-lifting procedure, face-lifting surgery, etc.
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1922 F. Courtenay Physical Beauty ix. 57 The ‘face-raising’ or ‘face-lifting’ process which does away with wrinkles, mouth and eyelines and sagging cheeks by literally ‘lifting’ off part of the old face and replacing it.
1964 T. Williams Let. 26 Feb. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 188 ‘The Banana Queen’ is in New Jersey, recuperating from a face-lifting operation. I must say that I approve of the measure.
1982 A. F. Wallace Progress Plastic Surg. xi. 103 By 1931 Lexer had added the posterior half of face-lifting procedures to his surgical armamentarium.
2003 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Apr. 1 The Crufts winner..accused of cheating by having facelifting surgery is innocent. The Kennel Club..said yesterday..the Pekinese..has been cleared.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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