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aesthetic surgery en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Surgery which alters the physical appearance of a person, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase one's beauty or physical appeal; cosmetic surgery.
    • Still, for those like Betty Ford who feel the need for outer rejuvenation, aesthetic surgery can be a godsend. 1978 October 23, “Living: The Unveiling of a New Ford”, in Time:

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Relateds

plastic surgery

Synonyms

cosmetic surgery · vanity surgery