face job

plural face jobs · alternative face-job · alternative facejob

1. informalmedicineA plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.

   "Who did the face job... the plastic surgery? You look great. The lines don't show at all."

   1964, Mickey Spillane, chapter 3, in Day of the Guns, Signet Books, page 19

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   “We're going back to New York. I want you to get a face job, and while you're healing we'll cool it for a while. We have enough money,” Juan said.

   2001, Cliff Chandler, chapter 11, in Vengeance Is Mine..., Writers Club Press, page 38

   She and David had talked several times about what to do if either of them was on the run and in real trouble. Go to Costa Rica and get a face job and a new passport photo to match. Then come back to the United States with a new identity. "Costa Rica, huh?"

   2001, Leonard S. Goldberg, chapter 35, in Fatal Care, Signet Books, page 310