Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Cosmetic plastic surgery of the tissue surrounding the eye to reduce or eliminate folds, wrinkles, and sags.
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- noun A
blepharoplasty performed forcosmetic reasons.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I just looked in the mirror again and as far as I can tell, an eyelift would be for cosmetic reasons.
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I, however, concluded he actually needs an eyelift but would be skewered politically if he got one.
doggone you betchya 2008
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COHEN: In addition to the eyelift, Laura plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul Lorenc, did laser resurfacing under her eyes to help get rid of wrinkles.
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(END VIDEOTAPE) (on camera): It takes about six weeks to recover from an eyelift.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Peggy will get a brow lift, a face and neck lift, an upper and lower eyelift, fat injections and a new chin.
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(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) (voice-over): Forty-five-year-old Laura Coco wasn't quite ready for a facelift, but she was ready for an eyelift.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Peggy will get a brow lift, a face and neck lift, an upper and lower eyelift, fat injections and a new chin.
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Four plastic surgeons told the magazine he likely had undergone plastic surgery - receiving Botox injections in his forehead, an eyelift, and cheek injections.
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A New York woman who claimed to be a doctor in China is in a Las Vegas court for an evidence hearing on charges she performed illegal eyelift surgeries.
The Seattle Times 2012
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As she shows off her new eyelift, she states she asked her doctors to go and yank right out her tear ducts.
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