aesthetic surgery

English

Alternative forms

• esthetic surgery

Noun

aesthetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural aesthetic surgeries)

1. (medicine) Surgery which alters a person's physical appearance, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase his or her beauty or physical appeal; cosmetic 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.

Synonyms

• cosmetic surgery

Translations

cosmetic surgery — see cosmetic surgery

See also

• plastic surgery

References

• “aesthetic surgery”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.