I get a lot of satisfaction operating on patients who have lost a lot of weight such as Mary. I can see how it makes a great change in their lives.

In her case, again, it's a functional problem. I am allowing her to ambulate or walk and to be less dependent on her family members.

If she didn't get the surgery she would continue to have rashes and ulceration under the roll of skin.

We are trying to assist her by removing some excess skin and fat that is hanging over her thighs. I need to elevate the skin and fat and make an incision with a knife from one side of the hip to the other side of the hip ... elevating all the skin and then trim all that excess skin and fat out.

The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredom instead.

We assumed, as I think most consumers do, that because of the larger size and heavier weight of the SUVs, that they would naturally be safer.