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Dr. Grady Core, MD

Grady Core, MD, FACS practices at Core Plastic Surgery in Birmingham, Alabama. His site describes upper and lower blepharoplasty, including a lateral-incision lower-eyelid technique the site says he developed.

Practice
3595 Grandview Parkway, #150, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 397-2100
Website
coreandassociates.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeonsCosmetic surgeons

Dr. Grady Core (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Alabama, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

  • Medical Doctorate, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1981.
  • General surgery training, Flushing Hospital Medical Center (affiliate of Einstein University), New York, 1986-1988; chief residency 1987-1988.
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1989-1991.
  • Board certified, American Board of Surgery (January 30, 1989; recertified October 16, 1998).
  • Board certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery (November 12, 1994).
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons; member, American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
  • Site states he co-developed endoscopic (minimally invasive) plastic surgery, introduced 1991, and has taught the technique to surgeons worldwide since 1992.

Source for all rows: coreandassociates.com/about/dr-grady-core

Eyelid surgery work

  • Lateral access lower eyelid recontouring. The site describes this as a technique Dr. Core developed for patients with skin relaxation but little excess lower-lid fat: an incision extending about a third of the way across the lower lid, lifting and tightening the orbicularis oculi muscle and the cheek just below the lid (blepharoplasty).
  • Lower eyelid blepharoplasty. A sub-lash incision extended under the lower eyelid muscle to remove or reposition fat, with the eyelid resuspended and excess muscle and skin removed, for patients with more excess fat and skin laxity (source).
  • Upper eyelid blepharoplasty. Addresses excess skin and puffiness of the upper lid; the page states it can be combined with a brow lift when brow descent contributes to lid heaviness (source).
  • The blepharoplasty page shows before-and-after photo pairs in a swipeable gallery, and a separate photo gallery page is dedicated to blepharoplasty (source).

Other procedures

The site lists facelift, deep plane facelift, mini facelift, endoscopic facelift, neck lift, brow lift, facial fat grafting, lip augmentation, chin augmentation, otoplasty, double chin removal and rhinoplasty under Face, plus body contouring, breast and hair restoration procedures (source). The blepharoplasty page states it is commonly combined with brow lift, facelift or deep plane facelift, and facial fat grafting.

Recovery, from the practice

From coreandassociates.com, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Sutures out"Days 5 to 7: many patients return for follow-up and suture removal around this point." Source7
Swelling"Most of the swelling and bruising will fade within a week following the procedure." Source7
Back to work"Many patients are able to return to work within one to two weeks following blepharoplasty." Source14
Final result"Approximately four to six weeks after surgery, patients should begin to see the final results." Source42

Why #6: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery4040an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages910eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1515eyelid surgery listed in a cosmetic surgery society directory
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research6.415eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score85.4100Rank 6 of 500

Eyelid surgery papers

Papers in the PubMed eyelid record that list Dr. Grady Core as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

1994
Treatment of paralytic ectropion with composite chondrocutaneous graft
Vasconez LO, Gamboa-Bobadilla M, Core GB · Ann Plast Surg · PMID 7857053

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