Great-grandmother gets a boob job at 65... and is now dating men as young as 24



Great-grandmother Joan Lloyd says she has a new lease of life after finally having the breast enlargement she wanted - at the age of 65.

The widower lost her husband David last year and decided it was time to invest in herself - by paying for cosmetic surgery to transform her breasts from an A cup to an F.

Now the great-grandmother, from Abergele, North Wales, who spent 15 years caring for her husband while he was ill, said the £4,000 operation is helping her to enjoy life.



Operation: Joan Lloyd has a new lease of life after finally having the breast enlargement she wanted aged 65

She has even been on a few dates - one with a man aged 24 - and said many men do not know how old she is.



Mrs Lloyd said: 'And now I feel so much more confident about myself. I feel my boob job has actually given me a new lease of life.'



The mother of four and former model opted to restore her bust to the size it had been before having children.

She added: 'I had breast fed all my children and it had really affected my figure. It got me down.'



'I take a pride in my personal appearance and I wasn't prepared to just accept it.



'With the children now grown up and my husband now not here I felt it was time to dedicate some time to living my life and I booked in for a breast enlargement,' she said.

Back in the day: Joan Lloyd as a model in her younger years. She is now dating again following the death of her husband last year

'I had a consultation with cosmetic surgeon Kevin Hancock who made me feel totally at ease and the op went very well, it wasn't particularly painful and I healed quickly.



'My children have been very supportive of my decision and can see the difference it's made to me. The result is very natural.



'I'd urge anyone considering cosmetic surgery to go for it - if there's something you're unhappy with why not change it?



'Life is to be lived. I spent £4,250 of my savings on the operation and every penny of it was worth it.



'Older people don't have to sit back and live like an old spinster any more. 'I have had a few dates, with men from 24 to 50. Some don't even know how old I am.



Slim: Joan in her mid 50s. The grandmother said she always exercises to stay in shape and loves her new F cup breasts

'David would have wanted me to enjoy myself and carry on with my life and that's what I'm doing.



'And who knows, hopefully I may find someone with whom I can have a special relationship again one day.'

Ms Lloyd used to model in her younger years and believes looking after her body has certainly paid off.



'I've maintained a nice, slim shape.

'I do 150 press ups twice a day and more than 2,000 leg exercises, as well as work on my upper body. I have always done it and so I'm very fit.



'But after carrying four children, coupled with getting older, my breast volume decreased and I was very unhappy with them.



'I was always well endowed but I went from 40-plus to 32-nothing.'



Mrs Lloyd, whose family is originally from Liverpool, said: 'I have always wanted to have a boob job to rectify it but it never seemed to be the right time.'



When her husband, David, fell ill, he became her priority and she spent the next 15 years nursing him.



'David had a heart and lung condition, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes and alzheimers.



'It was very sad and it took its toll, though I was happy to look after him, I didn't begrudge him at all. We were married for 49 years after he asked me to marry him on our first date.

'My mum said it would never last but it did.'



Mrs Lloyd remembers how she was looking after her grandparents in Garston when she met Toxteth-born David at the Buffalo Club.

After an evening dancing, the pair went back to her grandmother's house where they talked and he proposed.



'I don't know how I was so sure, but I was. It was just the vibes I got.



'David was on leave from the army and we later got married by special licence.'



The couple had four children, David jnr, 46, Peter, 44, Anne, 42, and Vivienne, 49, 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.



But when he passed away last year, Mrs Lloyd decided it was finally time to invest in herself.



Liverpool-based surgeon Kevin Hancock says breast augmentation is still the most popular cosmetic surgery in the UK.



He said there was 'not a mad rush' of older women to have the procedure, but said it is becoming more common.



He said: 'Older people tend to be a lot fitter nowadays.

'When we are looking at possible surgery we look at a person's physiological age not their clinical age, and 65 and 70 year olds are fighting fit and well.'



Mr Hancock, who operates from the Catharine Suite in Liverpool Women's Hospital and Spire Murrayfield Hospital on Wirral, as well as hospitals in Wales and the Isle of Man, said: 'I think Joan's case demonstrates perfectly that it doesn't matter what age you are, cosmetic surgery can dramatically improve your quality of life if there has been something you have been unhappy with about your appearance, and you have the right expectations.'



He said: 'Breast augmentation may be a procedure usually associated with younger women or women in their 30s and 40s who have lost breast volume due to pregnancy and childbirth, but in this case it's achieved great results for Joan and has restored her bust.



'She's happier and more confident as a result and that's what it's all about.



'There are always risks with any surgical operation - one of our roles is to minimise those risks - but I think people are now aware of what is available and there is less stigma.

