Mt. Tam Laser and Skin Care

Sandi, Julia are the best! My skin has never looked so good. I cannot express enough the importance of your injector if you’re getting Botox. I have had several procedures done and love the outcome. They never disappoint. Always exceptional service. Great staff!

Sandy and Jan are the best! The staff as well too.

Sandi was awesome. I am a pre op trans woman who just began hormone replacement, and my five o’clock shadow was driving me crazy. She was very professional, knowledgeable and helpful. I was afraid of being judged for being trans but she said she had other trans clients so it went well. The only thing Im not looking forward to is having to be lasered for a year. Hopefully my hormones and ethnicity will help my hair to slow down.

Love this place! The staff is professional and extremely friendly. Sandy and Beth were so pleasant to work with. Straight forward and too the point. I think their prices and specials are great too.

This place used to be awesome — Sandy was the best injectionist around, but I concur with more recent reviews — the place has gone downhill, and Jan is really unpleasant to deal with. There are way better choices available in the same general neighborhood — no reason to waste money here.

I went to Mt Tam to get two brown spots, which I have on my face to be lightened. Different options were discussed and the decision was made to proceed with a spot TCA peel. An appointment was made for a test patch to be done. After the test spot healed, with a good result, I made the appointment for the remainder of the two spots to be done. The initial esthetician who counseled me on the treatment and did the test patch was a different person who actually did the work. I was a little hesitant to proceed on the day of my appointment because I had not interacted with the person who was now going to do the remainder of the work but was reassured that she was more than capable and competent. Well long story short the actual work on the brown spots on my cheeks did not respond to the actual treatment although the test patch was so successful and the esthetician decided to treat an area that was not discussed to treat, nor had I consented for this area to be done. She put the TCA on my nasal bridge without my knowledge. I do not remember the names of those involved but thought I would write this review because every day when I look in the mirror I am reminded of my services at Mt. Tam with a still present demarcated area on the nasal bridge which is very visible. Not even cream make-​up cover s it up.

LIsten up Unilocalers!
I am in the beauty biz and I have been a botox and injection fan for over 10 years and have only gone to the best. I went to Jan Meier for the works – botox, restalyne, (sp)? and juvaderm. Not only is she so mellow and friendly, her staff is as well! Everyone in her waiting room looked beautiful and subtle, but with that positive notch up we all want. My results were fantastic, her technique was soothing (!) and she shared everything she was performing, making me feel included and confident. She made me feel like she had all the time in the world to work on me, and if injections can be relaxing, well – she achieved it! And I look like a super model!
Thank you Jan!
and did I mention she is also a long time RN? That means she knows the muscles of the face and where to place her work. No product pushing, no pressure to do more or less – just beautiful results that made all my clients double take and ask, do you have a new boyfriend or what– You are glowing!
YAY!

I have been going to Mt. Tam for about 5 years for a variety of treatments from Botox, Juvaderm and Diolite laser for broken blood vessels. Jan has been my nurse for each of these procedures. I can’t say enough about Jan and her thoroughness, professionalism and of course, the quality of her work. The pricing is fair, Jan is very compassionate and I have always been happy with the result. Jan has even offered that I could come back and she would make any adjustments without additional cost to me. I have now moved to the city, but I still make the time and trip to visit Jan at Mt. Tam whenever I need something.

I have been seeing Danielle Lucchessi for a number of things, from eye lash extensions to acid peels and I was very impressed from the minute I walked through the door for the service. Not only was she very professional but everyone there made me feel very comfortable and welcome. I had a peel and a dermabrasion and am super satisfied with the outcome. Im 53 and feel like the peel took 5 years or more off my appearance. I plan on continuing my visits there and without a doubt think they did a fantastic job. Thank you all of you for your great business ethics!
Dawn B.

I’ve been coming here for 2 years and always saw Sandy for laser hair removal. This past week I saw what I learned was her business partner, Jan. I could not believe the treatment I got from her. She was 25 min late and when she came in to treat me, she saw I had not shaved and declared the appointment was a no go and I would need to re-​schedule and what was the matter with me coming in unshaved when I had been through this before as she was looking at my chart. (she was standing in front of a full medical waste container full of used razors and I have never shaved before coming in). I asked her if I could shave and she stormed out of the room rolling her eyes telling me she’d come back in a minute. I did the best I could and when she came back she began the treatment and then stopped and took the magnifier over the area and said sarcastically – ‘do you see that? do you that hair? I can’t work on this!’ Mind you I have been laying naked under a paper blanket for 25+ minutes alone in the room awaiting a painful treatment and she thought nothing to come in and be abusive, rude, loud and condescending. I am laying there naked with this angry woman in my face me telling me she was going to fire her staff –for what exactly I am not sure – because she was also ranting about how I had not been charged enough over the past 2 years when she looked through my file. I laying there… my legs are bleeding because I was rushing to shave them so there would be enough time to do the treatment in shock. Which naturally there wasn’t. Jan is a large and aggressive and in a RAGE. She ending with telling me I am «discharged from the clinic» –trust me I will not be darkening your doorstep again. She the told me I was «too much» «had problems» and a final parting «f— y — .» I know this sounds insane and trust me it was surreal. I imagine she was having some kind of terrible day but I also feel she is not a stable person as this whole affair started out with her speaking to me in baby talk (about the paper blankie having been «kicked off» on the floor). Sometimes you run into someone like this at a fast food place or somewhere and you just brush it off, but she is an R.N. and the owner of this business– HER business and this is a medical office… and you are dealing with people getting procedures that are often painful and nerve-wracking…unbelievable! I feel badly for the receptionist and her business partner but this woman is not mentally equipped to deal with people especially wielding a laser or a needle. I can say I would not even suggest seeing a different nurse in this clinic as a small exchange with Jan in the waiting room or hallway could end up very unpleasant and she is a loose canon. I don’t know if there are any agencies that I should report this to as it is a medical facility and there may be some conduct codes they are required to adhere to…

I’ve been going to Mt Tam for laser hair removal for over three years now and it has never let me down. The pricing is tough to beat, the staff is always nice and friendly, and compared to other places, this place is far more knowledgable.
I’ve tried some other places, and I always keep coming back here. They really know what they are doing. Plus, if for some reason I have to leave a voicemail, they always call me back in lighting speed.
I highly recommend this place.

I have been a client here for almost 8 years. I have always gone to Deb for my waxing/​micros And always been extremely happy with the results! Plus, I love Deb! She really knows her clients needs and wants and is fabulous at her profession. I have now recently begun the laser hair removel procedues and have gone to both RN’s Sandi and Jan and so far am very happy with the results!!! Not only do you get great service here but the staff is extremely welcoming and very knowledgeable on what they do. The price is lower than many other places in Marin and the bay area itself. I would highly recommend this business to anyone!!! :-)

Great job for a good price! I’ve had laser hair removal done here twice, and the woman who performed it both times was fantastic. She really got the whole area done well without making me feel awkward. The prices were reasonable – not cheap, but nowhere near as pricey as laser can get, and for the quality, it makes sense.
Tip: the nurses aren’t afraid to turn the power up on that laser, so make sure to tell them all about your pain threshold. But trust me, if you can handle it, the stronger the zap, the less hair will grow back.

I went to Mt Tam Laser and Skin care to have photo facial done on my chest to get rid of sun spots. They burned my skin and scared me for life. The tech had to have someone come in three times before she got started to ask questions. And she still burned me. I requested creams. The owner Jan screamed at me and was rude when I requested creams. They are the ones who scared me. I would not use their services. They are unprofessional and don’t know what they are doing.

Mt. Tam is a great place to get botox, hair removal, and facials. I’ve been going to them since they open and everyone there is very nice. I love going there because i know I will look great after.

Hair be gone for less. I’m so glad I went for the hair removal. I’ve also done some laser sessions — for sun damage and red veins. Results were good but not miraculous — thank goodness (who’d want to have miraculous results — imagine if something went wrong!) They’re professional, timely and convenient — and GOOD!

The receptionist was so rude that I never even went there. My dermatologist recommended Mt Tam Laser. When I called with questions regarding laser hair removal the receptionist just blew me off and sounded very snobbish over the phone. Very unhelpful. I felt that if the receptionist staff was this horrid I didn’t want to go in and meet the other staff. I suggest the get someone who isn’t going to offend possible new clients when they call.

I went to Mt. Tam Laser center to check into preventative botox in Oct of 2009. At 26 years old I started to notice pretty deep expression wrinkles forming on my forehead, I raise my eyebrows A LOT! Deb took 20 minutes to discuss my options, and how botox could be used (as I suspected) as a preventative measure against wrinkles. The idea is that if you use botox to stop your face from contorting into the position which increases and deepens the wrinkles, then you save yourself from a lot of expense and work that will need to be done later.
The end result was a painless procedure. Deb explained every step along the way and the immediate result was amazing, what a difference. The wrinkles almost instantly smoothed away, and over the next week it just kept getting better. I could still raise my eyebrows and make natural facial expressions, no one knew I’d even had it done!
It’s now been nearly six months and the botox is still going strong. I’ve recommended the procedure to quite a few friends. I consider it like sunscreen, if you can prevent the damage before it occurs… why on earth wouldn’t you?
Deb was amazing and I will certainly be back.

Mt. Tam Laser is great. I did about 5 sessions of laser hair removal a couple years ago and go back now about once a year to get a giant sun freckle zapped off my face during the winter. Every aesthetician I have had (maybe 5 different ones) were all very nice. VERY nice! Sandy and Ruth the owners are awesome. Very important when you are having private parts lasered for hair removal. For the hair removal I had tried another place first but they had a much smaller diameter laser, and Mt. Tam’s was bigger so it covered more ground faster… therefore, you have less pain. YES, IT HURTS. Take a couple ibuprofen BEFORE you go in!

Actually 4.5 stars.
I’ve been having a bit of a breakout problem lately. A colony of zits keeps appearing on my chin. So to remedy this, I decided it was a good time to visit my aesthetician, Deborah. She did a series of micro-​dermabrasions with light peels before my wedding last year, and my skin looked great for the big day. This past weekend, she again, did a light peel, micro-​derm and popped all my zits/​whiteheads/​blackheads (gross!), gave me a soothing/​calming mask, massaged my shoulders. It was great! My skin looks well rested and «glowy» as my husband said.
This hour long treatment is $ 109 plus I always add a tip. You can do a half session, which, I’m not quite sure exactly how much it is, but you can probably extrapolate from the $ 109 full session. You can also order a series of treatments and get a discount. They also have all kinds of cosmetic procedures like Botox and Restyline, laser treatments for scars and acne, etc. The staff is very professional. Their establishment is VERY clean and they always seem to have the latest in skin technology.
The only reason, I don’t give 5 stars, is because they are kind of a drive for me, since I live in the city. But it is well worth the long drive!!!