San Francisco’s Epi Center MedSpa, the nation’s original medical spa, will be achieving another first with the opening of its eco-medspa, bringing nature and science together for a more naturally beautiful you – and more beautiful planet. The Epi Center MedSpa will open the doors to its LEED-certified space in April to commemorate both its 10th anniversary and Earth Day. A trendsetter in the skin rejuvination industry since its opening a decade ago, the board certified plastic surgeon led eco-medspa now combines its safe beauty enhancing medical procedures with the most effective organic treatments and healthy environment to create a naturally vibrant and youthful appearance with minimal downtime.

The Epi Center MedSpa worked with leaders in eco-architecture and designed a luxurious medical spa with the highest level LEED certification attainable. Eric Corey Freed, founder of oraganicArchitect and author of Green Building and Remolding for Dummies, ensured the Epi Center MedSpa conforms to the strict standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council. Eco-Fabulous founder and style guru Zem Joaquin served as the “green style police” for the project, ensuring that its design adhered to architect and designer William McDonough’s strict “Cradle to Cradle” standards. Cradle to Cradle means as many aspects of the medspa as possible are designed to be in line with natural systems to create a building that allows nature and commerce to co-exist in a way that is supports the health of the planet.

Justin Martinkovic, principal in the San Francisco commercial and residential architecture firm MartinkovicMilford, served as the lead architect on the project. Will Wick of San Francisco’s Wick Design Group designed the interior. And Alsterlind Construction Inc. served as the contractor.

The new eco-medspa is elegant and inviting, cultivating a San Francisco chic meets eastern simplicity in its design. It is designed using eco materials, from the eco-paints to beautifully sustainable recycled fabrics, flooring, countertops and recycled and FSC-certified wood. It will also be energy efficient and conserves resources through its lighting, recycling and water filters that will eliminate the need for bottled water.

Eco-medspa treatments will include naturally non-toxic light based skin rejuvenation treatments such as the PhotoFacialSM Elite. The menu will also feature state-of-the-art microdermabrasion that is crystal free, eschewing the aluminum oxide crystals used in most spas today to create an effective and healthful treatment with long-lasting results. As an industry leader, the Epi Center MedSpa is working to develop the first line of organic medical grade skin care products with celebrated skin care company Juice Beauty, also based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The next generation medical grade skin care boosters that the two companies co-developed are formulated to be effective, sensuous and healthful. Traditional medical spa treatments will remain on the menu of treatments, being balanced with organic products and a healthful environment to bring out natural beauty holistically.




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The Epi Center MedSpa offers a menu of beauty enhancing treatments that are eco-friendly; with many of the medical procedures combining the most advanced FDA-approved therapies on the market today with medical grade organic skin care products. This unique approach to skin rejuvenation offers both treatments that are effective and organic, as well as traditional treatments that are balanced with organic skin care and a healthy environment to reduce the total “toxic body load,” or the amount of toxins we absorb into our skin daily. For example, skin rejuvenation treatments that bring out natural beauty reduce the amount of make-up many patients wear, again reducing the body’s daily “toxic load.” On a personal level, this approach supports a healthy lifestyle for our patients.

On an environmental level, several popular treatments have an ancillary benefit of reducing waste and toxins in our environment. One example is laser hair removal, which reduces the amount of disposable razors and shaving cream canisters that are used and the amount of trash that goes into our landfills.

Eco medical treatments on the Epi Center MedSpa’s menu will include light based treatments that offer a naturally non-toxic approach to skin rejuvenation and state-of-the-art microdermabrasion. The treatment is crystal free, eschewing the aluminum oxide crystals used in most spas today to create an effective and healthful treatment with long-lasting results.

The Epi Center MedSpa is working to develop the first line of organic medical grade skin care products with celebrated skincare Juice Beauty, also based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The next generation medical grade skin care boosters that the two companies co-developed are formulated to be effective, sensuous and healthful. Traditional medical spa treatments will remain on the menu of treatments, being balanced with organic products and a healthful environment to bring out natural beauty holistically.