I had always had what I called a "turtle neck, " even when I was young and thin. Decades of being overweight had made the lack of definition worse. My eyes had always been my best feature even though one eyelid was slightly more exposed than the other. Add the effects of gravity not to mention the incentive of a recent divorce -- I was more than ready for a "rejuvenation" by age 58. You can read below about the selection process, but I chose Dr. Fritz Barton even before

I went with the best surgeon I could find and he was great.  I had my eyes done at the same time so I was blind and laid up for awhile. The pain of the tummy tuck was not nearly as severe as everyone described.  It was mostly just an annoyance because you have to walk doubled over.  10 days after the surgery however,I developed  blood clots in my legs which then migrated to both lungs.  I was in the hospital for nearly two weeks while they thinned my