“It is my great honor and responsibility to provide the highest standard of care for my patients and to help them look as young as they feel.”

Dr. Michelle Vessely has devoted her career to providing cutting edge medical treatments to improve and maintain your skin and facial appearance. She has extensive experience with lasers and other light based technology. She combines the common sense approach that you hope to find in your doctor with the desire to keep abreast of all of the latest developments in a rapidly evolving field. Her mantra is to research everything and only bring in to her practice those treatments which are safe and effective based on scientific evaluation.

Dr. Vessely is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, and is Fellow of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where she was elected into the AOA medical honor society. She completed a five year residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Vessely is a member of the AMA, Oregon Medical Association, Oregon Association of Otolaryngologists, the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland, and the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons.

Dr. Vessely has practiced in the Portland area since 1994 and she brings an extensive knowledge of facial anatomy to the table to help you evaluate your options for facial rejuvenation. Dr. Vessely has a passion for health education and frequently presents educational topics for physician colleagues as well as for patients and the general public. Please contact our office if you are interested in having Dr. Vessely speak about skin care and sun protection, skin cancer prevention and skin rejuvenation.

If you need assistance negotiating through all the options from skin care, fillers and BOTOX® Cosmetic to Fraxel Re:Pair and Fraxel Re:Store Laser treatments and Thermage, Dr. Vessely can pave the way with common sense advice and a long term treatment plan to help you meet your goals. Dr. Vessely and the experienced staff at Portland Laser & Surgery Center want to help you look as good as you feel.

When not in the office, Dr. Vessely enjoys spending time with her children and family, travel, oil painting, and volunteering at her children’s school, church and the local chapter of Women of Vision. Look for information on our next charity fundraisers in our enewsletter.

EDUCATION/CAREER SUMMARY:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1980-1984,
BS in Medicine
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1984-1988
M.D., graduating with AOA honors
University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia 1988-1989
Internship General Surgery
University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia 1989-1993
Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Board Otolaryngology, board certified 1994
Private Practice, Portland Oregon 1994-present

Fellow of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
Member of the American Society of Photodynamic Therapy
Member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Member of the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgery
Member of the American Medical Association
Member of the Oregon Academy of Otolaryngology
Member of the Oregon Medical Association
Member of the Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland