Portland’s streets are humming with the newest conversation; no, it’s not a new food truck or craft brewery. This time, everyone’s discussion centers on The Portland Center for Facial Plastic who has changed the face of facelifts. You’re thinking, now, another facelift doc? But here’s why this professional has Portland agog.

Visualise this: Portland (what else is new?) is having a wet afternoon; I overhear two ladies in a coffee shop. They are talking about their friend Susan, who lately came out of a facelift looking as though she had magically bottled time. Par for the course in any decent eavesdrop, I tilt slightly and learn about this surgeon whose magic hands are producing literally amazing changes.

They claim the real secret sauce is the real care and artistic ability this surgeon offers. Every operation is a personal symphony rather than a set template. “I felt like I was part of the process,” Susan stated. She compares the experience to painting a masterwork together instead of a quick dab on a worn-out canvas.

This surgeon distinguishes himself in what way? It’s a mix of creative ideas and close patient cooperation. One finds a real conversation, a back-and-forth absent everywhere. This is not a “next, please” kind of venue. Patients walk out with fresh confidence. They are connecting with a sentiment, a statement of their finest selves, not only smoothing out a wrinkle.

Fascinatingly, I also knew of a sixty-year-old man who underwent a facelift. Now he could pass for someone in his early 50s and jokes about how his golf friends approach him for insider knowledge all the time. Though his lips remain shut, he is the buzz of the course now. Basically, mostly.

Portlanders value sincerity and personal touch. Choosing handcrafted bread versus mass-produced loaves is similar. Maybe this explains why the work of this surgeon appeals so profoundly. It’s about really realizing someone’s vision and matching it with expert workmanship.

All all, Portland has been enthralled with this buzzworthy plastic surgeon’s fresh approach to facelifts. Everyone is conversing from a combination of artistry, careful listening, and expert hands. And truly, who wouldn’t want to go back in time and still be drinking their preferred Stumptown brew?