Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.
Dermal fillers can be effective for early facial aging. They restore volume, soften lines, and delay the need for surgery. But fillers were never designed to correct the structural descent of the face. Over time, many patients reach a point where adding more filler delivers less improvement or even creates heaviness. This is often referred…
Read MoreSummary Mini-lifts, SMAS facelifts, and deep plane facelifts treat different depths of facial aging The most important difference is which anatomical layer is targeted Longevity and value depend on structural correction, not how tight the skin looks Mini-lifts are appropriate for a narrow range of patients and are often over-selected The ideal facelift is the…
Read MoreJawline definition is one of the first things people notice in the mirror and in photos. When it fades, the cause is rarely “loose skin” alone. Most of the time, it is a mix of deeper tissue descent, neck muscle laxity, submental fullness, and sometimes weak chin projection. This is why jawline contouring during deep…
Read MoreFacial aging rarely affects just one area. In many patients, jowling in the lower face and laxity in the neck progress together. Treating only one can limit the final result. At the Williams Center, Dr. Edwin Williams, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with decades of experience in advanced facelift techniques, evaluates the face and…
Read MorePeople think about getting a facelift for months, sometimes years, before finally reaching out. Somewhere in that process, a question always comes up: “How long is this going to last?” It is a fair question. Surgery takes commitment. You want to feel confident that the time, effort, and trust you put into this will give…
Read MorePeople think about getting a facelift for months, sometimes years, before finally reaching out. Somewhere in that process, a question always comes up: “How long is this going to last?” It is a fair question. Surgery takes commitment. You want to feel confident that the time, effort, and trust you put into this will give…
Read MoreSummary Facelifts are no longer a “last stop” in your 60s. Thanks to modern deep plane techniques, refined anesthesia and recovery, and a growing preference for subtle, structural enhancement (not “filler face”), more patients in their 40s and 50s are opting for a well-planned facelift earlier—often with more natural results and long-term value. At The…
Read MoreYou work hard to lose weight. Your clothes fit better, you feel healthier, and people notice the change. Then you look at your face in a photo and see something you did not expect: hollow cheeks, deeper folds around the mouth, loose skin at the jawline or neck. The number on the scale is down,…
Read MoreQuick context: what “deep plane” really means… If you have read a few facelift articles, you have probably seen terms like “SMAS,” “deep plane,” and “mini.” In a deep plane facelift, the surgeon releases key retaining ligaments and repositions the deeper support layers, not just the skin. This lets the lifted tissues move along natural…
Read MoreChin augmentation is a minimally invasive surgery to add prominence to the chin and achieve better harmony of the facial features by inserting a facial implant into the chin area. This procedure may be performed alone or in conjunction with other procedures such as rhinoplasty, deep plane facelift, etc. Over the years, a number of…
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