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.

Is the hairline raised and what can be done to avoid this?

I’m interested in getting a brow lift but I’m worried about it making my forehead appear too large. Is this a concern? Is the hairline raised and what can be done to avoid this?

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What is the cure for this, blepharoplasty or a brow lift?

I feel I am much too young to have droopy eyes. The drooping area is below my eyebrow and it sags down over my eyes, particularly my left eye. What is the cure for this, blepharoplasty or a brow lift?

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How long after the surgery can I wear eye makeup, especially mascara?

Question: Answer: With an upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, the incisions are made close to the eyelashes but do not affect the eyelashes. We typically ask patients not to wear make-up for approximately one week. The fine sutures are removed from the incision area at about day #6 and we allow patients to wear make-up…

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Do implants weigh approximately the same as a normal breast?

I am a 42-year-old woman who recently lost a breast to breast cancer. I am interested in getting reconstruction but I am worried that I will feel unbalanced with one real breast and one fake one. Do implants weigh approximately the same as a normal breast?

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Can I Have a Breast Lift Done After Breastfeeding?

After breast feeding two children just 13 months apart, my breasts are a wreck. The left breast is much bigger than the right and they sag. I want a breast lift. How long do I need to wait to get it? I finished breast feeding four months ago. Can I get my breasts made the same size at the same time?

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Will asymmetrical breasts get better?

I am six months postop from my breast augmentation and my breasts are very asymmetrical. Will this get better?

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I have been reading about body lift since I started losing weight

I have been reading about body lift since I started losing weight. I am nearly at my weight goal and have significant excess skin. Do I need to wait any period of time after this weight loss to get my body lift?

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