Dr. Edwin Williams

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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.

I am 59 years old and looking to have a facelift surgery.

November 12, 2011 Written By: Dr. Edwin Williams Dr. Edwin Williams is the founder of The Williams Center and a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who has completed over 10,000 surgical procedures. Blog

I am 59 years old and looking to have a facelift surgery but I am terrified at the thought of being under sedation for a long time. How long does the actual procedure take?

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I have several chickenpox scars on my forehead.

November 11, 2011 Written By: Dr. Edwin Williams Dr. Edwin Williams is the founder of The Williams Center and a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who has completed over 10,000 surgical procedures. Blog

I have several chickenpox scars on my forehead and wonder if they will interfere with an endoscopic brow lift. Are the scars deep enough that they will prevent the skin from lifting around them?

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Challenges of Treating Port Wine Stains

November 3, 2011 Written By: Dr. Edwin Williams Dr. Edwin Williams is the founder of The Williams Center and a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who has completed over 10,000 surgical procedures. Blog

Are there any challenges associated with treating port wine stains, especially in terms of treating children?

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I hate the fat and the cellulite

October 5, 2011 Written By: Dr. Edwin Williams Dr. Edwin Williams is the founder of The Williams Center and a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who has completed over 10,000 surgical procedures. Blog

I hate the fat and the cellulite on my thighs and I am thinking of getting liposuction to reduce the fat in them but can liposuction also remove the cellulite or will I need an additional type of treatment to get rid of the cellulite?

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I am so excited for my upcoming tummy tuck.

October 5, 2011 Written By: Dr. Edwin Williams Dr. Edwin Williams is the founder of The Williams Center and a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who has completed over 10,000 surgical procedures. Blog

I am so excited for my upcoming tummy tuck. I work out daily but after four kids I have never been able to get my tummy back to how it used to be. How soon after surgery will I be able to get back into my workout routine?

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