I'm a 72-year-old grandfather and spent $60,000 on a facelift and other cosmetic procedures. People now think I'm in my 50s.

Ariel Grunberg before and after having plastic surgery. Courtesy of Dr. John Layliev

This story is based on an interview with Ariel Grunberg, 72, a semi-retired real estate owner and manager from New York City . It has been edited for length and clarity.

My eyes bothered me the most as I got older. I always felt they were drooping too much, and if I didn't do anything about them, they would cover my vision .

One of the turning points was attending a presentation when the speaker had eyes similar to mine and peered upward in an exaggerated way.

I remember thinking, "Why doesn't he get them fixed?" Sure enough, when I saw him again, I noticed that he'd had his eyelids lifted. You could see a lot more of his eyes, and he no longer had that mannerism of looking up.

Grunberg, pictured before his surgery, felt particularly self-conscious about his eyes and neck.…