Beauty & Spas in San Bruno

Headed by mouth-artist Dr. Chad Lyew, the soothing soft pink walls of Alemany Dental house a highly experienced staff of tooth experts who happily treat an individual's teeth like calcified celebrities. Dr. Lyew performs free dental exams for the children of San Francisco's elementary schools out of an all-encompassing passion for health and healthy-looking gnashers.

After graduating with honors from the University of Miami's medical school in 1975, Dr. Michael Stephen Norris pursued a specialty in plastic surgery to help his patients improve their looks. Before treatments he gets to know the individual goals of the patient and thoroughly explains their options to them—along with the risks and benefits involved. By keeping his patients informed and empowered, Dr. Norris has gained a loyal following of repeat customers who trust him with their every unwanted wrinkle, bulge, or third ear.

Though she served as director of anesthesiology at the San Leandro Surgery Center, Dr. Gayle Misle helps the clients at Reviv Med Spa to look anything but sleepy. With a mission to help rejuvenate and improve bodies, Misle and her staff fight signs of weariness and aging with the latest aesthetic technologies, including injectables, chemical peels, and dermaplaning. Exilis, Sciton, and other aesthetic units utilize infrared and thermal energy to reshape stores of cellulite and tighten skin by jumpstarting its natural collagen-production process. Expert technicians also master several types of laser treatments that rid the body of unwanted hair and once-wanted tattoos.

At Salon Mia Bella, a highly trained staff of stylists and aestheticians renovates tresses with services harnessing products by brands such as Tigi and Pureology. Strands float to the ground, liberated by shears in chic trims, and with a few quick flicks of the wrist, wax removes fuzz from lips, eyebrows, and dryer-lint thieves. As patrons twirl in sleek, black leather styling seats beneath potted plants, stylists also ready them for weddings and other formal events with updo and makeup services.

With a specialty in long layers, modern texture, and natural curls, the staff at Times Salon caters to all noodle noggins with a range of unisex services. Cuts, color, smoothing treatments, perms, and more swiftly transform locks. Waxing services evict freeloading follicles from the root, and the salon's 15-year veteran in oriental threading removes unwanted strands using cotton thread and a high-end monocle. A range of other spa services pampers weary bodies, from facials to mani-pedis performed with the newest industry tools. All services take place in a brightly lit interior accented by white edging, earth-toned walls, and oversize mirrors that let clients keep tabs on their transformations.

Malaya Skin Studio encapsulates the serenity of ocean swells in skincare, waxing, and eyelash services performed amid pacific-blue and gray hues. Free skin analyses bring epidermal concerns to light before custom facials or more intense microcurrent treatments vanquish them like a superhero with the strength of 10 aestheticians. Meanwhile, alternating attacks with Berins hard wax—which clings only to hair—and rose-cream strip wax uproot unwanted fuzz while topical numbing cream or complimentary glasses of wine ease the sting. Lashes stays firmly attached but flaunt boosted volume thanks to extensions, increased definition with tinting, or added curl with perms.