facelift

or face-lift

[ feys-lift ]

noun

1. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
2. a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.

verb (used with object)

1. to perform a surgical facelift upon.
2. to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance:

   Our old offices have been facelifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facelift¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Another place to have been given a facelift in Niamey is a stone monument that had an engraving of French colonial officer and explorer Parfait-Louis Monteil.

From BBC

A street corner facelift might require that the Department of Water and Power be called in if there are lines running underneath.

From Los Angeles Times

The brothers said they plan to rebrand the property as “One Rodeo” and to give it a facelift, focusing on the buildings along Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive.

From Los Angeles Times

Plastic surgeons are reporting a rise in facelifts and other procedures to correct so-called Ozempic face, the sagging skin that often accompanies rapid weight loss.

From Los Angeles Times

The company provided services from tattoo and wart removal to lip filler and thread lifts, a type of facelift.

From BBC