cosmetic surgery

cosmetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural cosmetic surgeries)

1. Surgery (and related medical treatment) to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.

   The face lift is a classic example of cosmetic surgery.

   • 2022 December 14, Nadia Khomami, quoting Iman, “‘He’s not my “late” husband’: Iman speaks of grief over death of David Bowie”, in The Guardian‎:

     I come from Africa – we celebrate getting older. A friend was telling me there’s been a rise in cosmetic surgery, all because [people]^[sic] have been looking at themselves in Zoom meetings.

• aesthetic surgery

• plastic surgery