different between facelift vs rhytidoplasty

English

Alternative forms

• face-lift, face lift

Etymology

From face +? lift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?s?l?ft/

Noun

facelift (plural facelifts)

1. Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
2. (by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.

Translations

Verb

facelift (third-person singular simple present facelifts, present participle facelifting, simple past and past participle facelifted)

1. To perform a facelift upon.

Translations

Further reading

• facelift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fact file, factfile

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English facelift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?s.l?ft/
• Hyphenation: face?lift

Noun

facelift m (plural facelifts, diminutive faceliftje n)

1. A facelift (remodelling of a face, facade, front or general appearance of someone or something).

English

Etymology

rhytid +? -o- +? -plasty

Noun

rhytidoplasty (plural rhytidoplasties)

1. (surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles.

Synonyms

• facelift
• rhytidectomy
• nip and tuck