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Yes, I guess you can use spot metering to get highlights correctly exposed on the face, but it will not measure the shadow areas and they may be left underexposed because of it. Spot metering is very specific and will not give you the whole story, just the bit you are metering from. Yes, it gives you more control of metering, but only because the photographer can narrow metering down to a fine point. If for instance you were photographing a model against a white background, you would want to ignore the background and focus on the face/body of the model, otherwise you would end up with a silhouette of him/her. I would use spot metering in that situation. But to get the exposure right with a spot meter generally requires more than one reflected reading and then a calculation made to get the perfect exposure, and that exposure set in the camera using manual mode. But if you are comfortable with spot metering you must continue to use it and power to your elbow for doing so.
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