aesthetic surgery

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aesthetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural aesthetic surgeries)

  1. (medicine) 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.
    Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, vanity surgery
    • 1978 October 23, “Living: The Unveiling of a New Ford”, in Time:
      Still, for those like Betty Ford who feel the need for outer rejuvenation, aesthetic surgery can be a godsend.

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