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 a total face rejuvenation safe?

April 26, 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

Is a total face rejuvenation safe? It seems dangerous to have so many procedures performed on the same day.

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What is the recovery time for this procedure?

April 26, 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 love the idea of a quick facelift and just read about the mini facelift. I have the beginning of jowls, lumps of skin and fat on my lower jaw. I also have a lot of loose skin on my neck. Can both of these issues be addressed with the mini facelift? What is the recovery time for this procedure?

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I’ll be having a facelift in September of next year

April 26, 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’ll be having a facelift in September of next year. My husband and I usually spend the winter (December to May) in southern Florida. I know I’m supposed to limit my sun exposure after surgery. How high of an SPF should I wear on my face when we’re there and what other precautions should I take with regards to sun exposure?

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I’m interested in getting a forehead lift

April 26, 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’m interested in getting a forehead lift but with a very demanding job I simply cannot take a whole lot of time off from work afterward. How long realistically would I need for the bruising and swelling to fade?

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Will this have to be removed in multiple sessions?

April 25, 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 an extremely large scar that travels from my upper lip to the bottom of my chin. Will this have to be removed in multiple sessions?

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I am not in the best health

March 28, 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 not in the best health which caused me to have a minor heart attack three years ago. My dream is to get a tummy tuck but I am worried that I might not be able to because of my health condition. Is there anything that you recommend that I do in order to get in better shape for surgery?

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