face lifting

Noun face lifting has 2 senses

• face lifting(n = noun.act) face lift, facelift - 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"
is a kind of overhaul, redevelopment, renovation

• face lifting(n = noun.act) cosmetic surgery, face lift, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
has particulars: nose job, rhinoplasty
is a kind of anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery
Derived form verb face-lift₁