face lifting vs face-lift

face lifting is a noun but face-lift is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
face lifting	Yes	No	No	No
face-lift	No	No	Yes	No

face lifting (noun)	face-lift (noun)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes

face lifting (verb)	face-lift (verb)
	perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face