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.
Understanding Forehead Lifts The effects of aging are inevitable, and, often, the brow and forehead area show the first signs. The skin begins to lose its elasticity. Sun, wind, and the pull of gravity all affect the face, resulting in frown lines, wrinkling across the forehead, and an increasing heaviness of the eyebrows and the…
Read MoreUnderstanding Rhytidectomy Aging of the face is inevitable. As the years go by, the skin begins to loosen on the face and neck. Crow’s feet appear at the corners of the eyes. Fine forehead lines become creases and then, gradually, deeper folds. The jawline softens into jowls, and beneath the chin, another chin or vertical…
Read MoreComprehensive Facial Rejuvenation: CHAPTER NINE: CUTANEOUS REJUVENATION part two HypopigmentationUnlike post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which is reversible, hypopigmentation proves to be a more recalcitrant entity. Hyperpigmentation usually results from injury of the melanocytes superficially that leads to melanin stimulation, whereas hypopigmentation is a product of a deeper level of dermal injury in which the melanocytes are ablated.…
Read MoreComprehensive Facial Rejuvenation: CHAPTER NINE: CUTANEOUS REJUVENATION CHAPTER NINE: CUTANEOUS REJUVENATIONOverview Although the principal focus of this book is surgical, incision-based, intervention for the aging face, a thorough understanding of cutaneous resurfacing modalities must also be sought to offer the patient the most complete rejuvenative regimen. Patients who only exhibit actinic damage, such as superficial…
Read MoreEdward D. Buckingham, M.D. Edwin F. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.S. * Williams’ Center for Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1072 Troy Schenectady Road Latham, NY 12110 edbuckin@hotmail.com edwilliams@nelasersurg.com 518-786-7000 (phone) 518-786-1160(fax) *Corresponding author Port-wine malformations also referred to as port-wine stains (PWS) are more accurately described as postcapillary venule malformations. In the past the classifications of…
Read MoreClinical Challenges in Otolaryngology Rejuvenation of the Midface Edwin F. Williams III, MD, FACS Edward D. Buckingham, MD Dawn C. Buckingham, MD Hypothesis: Midfacial rejuvenation can best be safely and effectively accomplished through endoscopic browlift incisions. Background Surgeons have for many years recognized the youthful contour of the neck and jawline. Additionally, forehead rejuvenation has…
Read MoreIntroduction For many women, feeling confident, alive and vibrant goes hand in hand with looking their best. For thousands of women, achieving such confidence and personal satisfaction has come from choosing breast augmentation. Following their procedure, many women have gone on to experience a transformation in how they feel about themselves and their bodies. There…
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USE- is a revolutionary antioxidant combination that delivers advanced protection against photo aging by neutralizing free radicals, boosting collagen synthesis, and providing unmatched antioxidant protection. More protection means more youthful looking skin and better defense against environmental aging. Provides advanced environmental protection against UVA, UVB and infrared radiation A Stimulates collagen synthesis to improve signs of…
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Plastic surgery is becoming more common and popular. But because many do not want others to know they’ve had work done, a natural appearance is more important than ever. For those looking for natural lip enhancement and augmentation results, they need to pass the “kiss test.”
Plastic surgery is becoming more common and popular. But because many do not want others to know they’ve had work done, a natural appearance is more important than ever. For those looking for natural lip enhancement and augmentation results, they need to pass the “kiss test.”
The lip enhancement and augmentation procedure creates fuller more sensuous lips. No one wants overfilled, lumpy, or hard lips, and the kiss test is the benchmark to go by when assessing lip enhancement results. Augmented lips that feel soft and natural during a kiss pass the kiss test.
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It was Benjamin Franklin who first said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” And nowhere perhaps is this more true than in the case of the proper care and maintenance of skin.
When you are young, the skin is thick and pliable, retains more moisture, and heals from — and is more resistant to — everyday scratches, scrapes, and bruises. All these traits of strength and suppleness are due to the presence of two important proteins: collagen and elastin.
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