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Gary, 70, was searching for some "magic" after retiring, which is why he decided to get plastic surgery

He went to Dr. Mike Nayak in St. Louis, Mo., for five procedures

Gary tells PEOPLE that he used to dread Zoom calls and selfies but has found a new lease on life now that he's about six months post-op

Gary's entering a new phase of his life with a whole new look.

The 70-year-old retiree, who lives in Kansas, knew that when he officially wrapped up his working life, he wanted a fresh start with his appearance after being dissatisfied with the way he'd aged. In short, he wanted to look in the mirror and love what he saw.

"I was just looking for a little magic in my life and trying to not go into this period of my life kind of dreading it," Gary tells PEOPLE. "It was like

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