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Dentist
Dr. David Rothman, who limits his 30-year-old San Francisco practice to infants, children, adolescents and patients with special needs, advises bringing children in to see him early, between ages 1 and 2½. “Educating the parent as well as the child is of the utmost importance,” he emphasizes.
Providing both cosmetic and comprehensive general dentistry, Dr. Josh Bernstein “would love to make you smile,” according to his website. His Oakland practice focuses on comfort, with or without sedatives; “smile transformation,” from fillings to restorative work; and on-time appointments.
Dr. Tanya Manyak’s 13-year-old San Mateo practice provides cosmetic and general dentistry to families and kids, including invisible braces, bonding and veneers and oral cancer screening. “We believe that aesthetics and good oral health go hand-in-hand,” she writes, putting “equal emphasis” on science and art.
Dr. Dan Bornstein, who practices cosmetic dentistry in Santa Rosa, offers a full range of services, including replacing “existing crowns and fillings with restorations that look like your natural teeth,” according to his website, as well as invisible braces, bonding, inlays and more. His office also offers custom bleach splints for teeth whitening.
San Francisco
Dr. David Rothman
(415) 333-6811
www.davidlrothmandds.com
East Bay
Dr. Josh Bernstein
Oakland
(510) 601-7645
www.allnewsmiles.com
South Bay/Peninsula
Dr. Tanya Manyak
Manyak Dental Group
San Mateo
(650) 342-9941
www.manyakdental.com
North Bay
Dr. Dan Bornstein
Santa Rosa
(707) 546-4989
www.drdanbornstein.com
Plastic Surgeon
Kind-Chang Plastic Surgery in San Francisco is “probably best known for our work performing breast reconstruction for patients with breast cancer, although we do all types of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery,” says Dr. Gabriel Kind, whose partner is Dr. David Chang. In addition, “we have done more microsurgical breast procedures than any other practice in Northern California.”
Dr. Bryant Toth, in practice in San Francisco since 1984, performs cosmetic surgery on adults in his private office. He also co-directs the craniofacial program at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, where he operates five days a month: “I have a commitment to children born with facial deformity,” he writes.
Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, who is a sculptor as well as a cosmetic dentist, has been in practice since 1987. He says he was “the first to bring tumescent liposuction to the East Bay, as well as the first cosmetic surgeon to utilize the umbilical breast augmentation approach, which leaves no visible scar.”
In practice since 1985, Dr. Jane Weston is experienced in breast, facial and body-contouring surgery. Her Atherton practice also offers surgical and nonsurgical procedures, providing Botox, Dysport, injectables, laser and pulsed light skin treatments.
With 20-plus years of experience, Dr. Laurence Wolf of Ross performs a range of procedures: facelifts; nose, brow and eyelid surgery; breast work; body contouring; and tummy tucks. He “encourages questions and responds with honest answers, consistent with reasonable expectations,” according to his website.
San Francisco
Kind-Chang Plastic Surgery
Dr. Gabriel Kind
(415) 565-6884
www.kindchangplasticsurgery.com
Dr. Bryant Toth
(415) 923-3008
www.tothplasticsurgery.com
East Bay
Dr. Jeffrey Friedman
Pinole
(925) 818-7890
www.jeffreyfriedmanmd.com
South Bay/Peninsula
Dr. Jane Weston
Atherton Plastic Surgery
Atherton
(650) 363-0300
www.athertonplasticsurgery.com
North Bay
Dr. Laurence Wolf
Ross
(415) 461-1180
www.lewolfmd.com
Health Club
The JCC of San Francisco, with its 42,000-square-foot Koret Center for Health, Fitness and Sport, provides members a place to swim, work out and participate in group fitness classes, or work with a personal trainer. Under one roof are many options, including cycling, Pilates, mind-body classes and group exercise.
In-Shape, the East Bay winner with clubs throughout the Bay Area, offers a variety of fitness and recreational programs, including a 29-minute workout routine; Zumba, yoga and body pump classes; senior fitness and kids’ activities; and swimming, basketball and racquetball.
At Palo Alto’s Oshman Family JCC, the Goldman Sports and Wellness Complex houses Pilates and cycling studios, a double-court gym with recreational leagues, plus indoor and outdoor pools, and more than 150 classes weekly. Nutrition and wellness programs round out the offerings.
The Peninsula JCC, with an NCAA regulation-size gym, swim programs in the indoor and outdoor pools, and a wide variety of exercise classes, plus personal and group training, offers fitness options for all levels, ages and interests. The Pink Ribbon program provides postoperative workouts for breast cancer survivors.
At the Osher Marin JCC, the 30,000-square-foot Koret Center for Health and Fitness includes indoor and outdoor pools, gymnasiums and workout studios, personal and small group training, plus an array of fitness and aquatics programs for newborns to seniors.
San Francisco
JCC of San Francisco
(415) 292-1200
www.jccsf.org
East Bay
In-Shape
Emeryville
(510) 597-8200
www.inshape.com
South Bay/Peninsula
Oshman Family JCC
Palo Alto
(650) 223-8700
www.paloaltojcc.org
Peninsula JCC
Foster City
(650) 212-7522
www.pjcc.org
North Bay
Osher Marin JCC
San Rafael
(415) 444-8000
www.marinjcc.org
Day Spa
Nob Hill Spa features an indoor infinity-edge pool with floor-to-ceiling windows offering far-reaching views of downtown San Francisco, a fireside lounge, and steam and sauna rooms. The spa offers a variety of holistic and Ayurvedic- inspired treatments and massages, as well as beauty treatments.
Nestled in the Berkeley-Oakland hills, the Claremont offers head-to-toe treatment: acupuncture, hydrotherapy, facials and massages. The massage menu includes therapeutic, deep tissue, shiatsu, aromatherapy, hot stone and the Tibetan sound massage.
Founded by aesthetician Bella Schneider, LaBelle has been pampering clients for more 40 years, with two salons in Palo Alto and another in San Francisco. Clients include celebrities, Silicon Valley executives and those seeking facial, skin care and body treatments as well as beauty salon services.
At Foster City’s Peninsula JCC, spa treatments include massage, facials, waxing and tinting, and a number of services just for men. Facial possibilities include treatment for sun-damaged skin, hydration, microderm polishing, peels and adolescent skin treatment.
In Sausalito, Cavallo Point’s Healing Arts Center & Spa is designed for “nurturing and renewal,” according to the website, with an outdoor meditation pool and garden, a tea bar, an outdoor fitness program, yoga, and a variety of massage, facial and body treatments.
San Francisco
Nob Hill Spa
The Scarlet Huntington
(415) 345-2888
www.nobhillspa.com
East Bay
Claremont Club & Spa
Berkeley
(510) 549-8566
www.fairmont.com/claremont-berkeley
South Bay/Peninsula
Peninsula JCC
Foster City
(650) 212-7522
www.pjcc.org
LaBelle Day Spas and Salons
(650) 326-8522 • (650) 327-6964
www.labelledayspas.com
North Bay
Healing Arts Center & Spa
Cavallo Point
Sausalito
(415) 339-4767
www.cavallopoint.com/spa