1. 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
2. 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"
is a kind of anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery
has particulars: nose job, rhinoplasty
Derived form verb face-lift1
about face, automatic face recognition, blue in the face, bold face, clock face, face, face angle, face card, face cloth, face cream, face down, face fungus, face guard, face lift, face mask, face off, face pack, face powder, face recognition, face saver, face saving, face soap, face the music, face time, face to face, face towel, face up, face up to, face value, face veil, false face, fly in the face of, heavy lifting, human face, lifting, lifting device, long face, make a face, on the face of it, poker face, pudding face, pull a face, slap in the face, stone life face, straight face, suck face, table lifting, volte face, wry face