The Golden Years, Polished With Surge

At age 83, Marie Kolstad has a rich life. She works full time as a property manager and keeps an active social calendar, busying herself with 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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Stephanie Diani for The New York Times

Marie Kolstad, 83, a widow who lives in Orange County, Calif., underwent a three-hour breast lift with implants.

“Physically, I’m in good health, and I just feel like, why not take advantage of it?” said Ms. Kolstad. “My mother lived a long time, and I’m just taking it for granted that that will happen to me. And I want my children to be proud of what I look like.”