blepharoplasty en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English blepharo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English blepharoplasty From blepharo- + -plasty.
Meanings
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Plastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
This trend, which he attributes to social media and describes as “beautification” rather than a desire to turn back the years, might involve a blepharoplasty or removing buccal fat (between the cheek and jaw bones.)
2025 August 16, Emma Jacobs, “Would you pay $200,000 to look half your age?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blepharoplasties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
cmn 雙眼皮手術 /双眼皮手术 (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · bg блеферопластика (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · es blefaroplastia (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · de Augenlidplastik (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · pl plastyka powiek (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · is augnaloksgerð (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · tr blefaroplasti (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · is augnaloksviðgerð (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · cs blefaroplastika (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · sv ögonlocksplastik (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · fi silmäluomien muovausleikkaus (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · fi blepharoplastia (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · ca blefaroplàstia (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · sv blepharoplastik (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · uk блефаропла́стика (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · pt blefaroplastia (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · de Blepharoplastik (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · it blefaroplastica (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · fr blépharoplastie (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · ru блефаропла́стика (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · de Lidplastik (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · cmn 重瞼術 /重睑术 (plastic surgery on the eyelid) · cmn 割雙眼皮 /割双眼皮 (plastic surgery on the eyelid)