feather lift

feather lift
 n.— «Barnes recently underwent a Feather Lift, a new cosmetic procedure imported from Russia that employs a tailor’s tools and works by implanting a small, surgical nylon thread under the skin to lift sagging skin in the chin, cheek, eyebrow, jaw or neck areas.» —“Light like a Feather” by Carla Wheeler Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) June 25, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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