before-and-after

See also: before and after

English

Alternative forms

• before and after

Adjective

before-and-after (not comparable)

1. Describing a pair of images showing the difference made by a specified treatment

   Synonym: then-and-now

Noun

before-and-after (plural before-and-afters)

1. A before-and-after pair of images.

   Meronyms: after, before

   • 1998, Alan Gaynor, “Tightening the Turkey Neck”, in Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cosmetic Surgery But Couldn’t Afford to Ask: A Complete Look at the Latest Techniques and Why They Are Safer and Less Expensive, by One of Today’s Most Prominent Cosmetic Surgeons, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, →ISBN, part II (The Procedures), page 75:

     I got back to my practice in San Francisco, two months went by, when a package from Dr. Toledo arrived with photos of the results. Looking at these before-and-afters of people who we’d seen directly was like one of those amazing moments where time seems to stop and you realize that something momentous has happened and that your life will never be the same again.

   • 2002, Lou Schuler with Jeff Volek, Michael Mejia, and Adam Campbell, “Our Burgers, Ourselves”, in The Testosterone Advantage Plan: Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Boost Energy, [Emmaus, Pa.]: Rodale Inc., →ISBN, part one, page 14, column 1:

     As for those before-and-afters . . . we wanted them to be real pictures of real guys, just like you. We wanted to show what was achievable for a regular guy in a short 9 weeks. We wanted to give you a hint at how much better the results could be for you personally if you stick with the program longer.

   • 2015, Natalie Whipple, Fish out of Water, London: Hot Key Books, →ISBN, page 146:

     But instead I head to where Betty sits in front of the TV, engrossed in an infomercial for acne medication. She smiles at me when I sit down. “Look at those before-and-afters! Isn’t that amazing?”