Dr. Patrick H. Bitter Sr., MD
Epi Center MedSpa
San Francisco, CA
Med Spa
- LEED Silver certified space
- MD, PA or NP visit before treatment
- Since 1998
- Free consultations
- Botox cosmetic, on its websiteIts own website posts prices for Botox cosmetic, checked in Afters’ price research.
Microneedling
12 results
Botox
8 results
Skin tightening
3 results
Fat freezing
3 results
Photofacial
2 results
Chemical peel
2 results
Lip filler
1 result
Other results
2 results
What Epi Center MedSpa offers
Epi Center MedSpa is a medical spa in San Francisco, California. It has published 33 before-and-after results on Afters: 12 microneedling, 8 Botox, 3 skin tightening, 3 fat freezing, 2 photofacial and 3 more across 2 other procedures.
Its doctors are Dr. Patrick H. Bitter Sr. and Dr. Kunj G. Patel. Consultations are free and offered in person. Its own posted price: microneedling $500.
Dr. Patrick H. Bitter Sr., MD
Dr. Patrick H. Bitter Sr. is a dermatologist and the medical director and co-founder of Epi Center MedSpa in San Francisco. He expanded his dermatology practice into aesthetic medicine in 1979, working first with chemical peels and dermabrasion and later with CO2 laser resurfacing.
He served as an investigator in the FDA clinical study of injectable collagen and was one of 11 physicians in the United States involved in FDA clinical trials of intense pulsed light (IPL) for hair removal. Beginning in 1994 he developed protocols for using IPL on pigmentation, redness and sun damage, which became the IPL PhotoFacial procedure. He has worked with aesthetic technology companies including ESC Medical Systems/Lumenis and Palomar and has taught physicians in advanced aesthetic medicine.
In 1996 he partnered with Margaret Mitchell, and in 1998 the two opened Epi Center MedSpa. He has served as a medical advisor to The Oprah Winfrey Show and contributed to the book Beating Rosacea: Vascular, Ocular, and Acne Forms.
Doctor
Dr. Kunj G. Patel
Board certified
Dr. Kunj G. Patel is the Director of Regenerative Medicine & Longevity at Epi Center MedSpa in San Francisco. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and in pain medicine, and his work covers regenerative and musculoskeletal medicine, interventional pain management and longevity evaluations that may include cardiopulmonary fitness testing, blood biomarkers, genomics and epigenetics, sleep analysis and imaging.
Care team
Treatments
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- On its website$500Checked Oct 2026
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Medical spa in San Francisco since 1998, with aesthetic, regenerative and longevity care
Epi Center MedSpa is a medical spa at 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco, founded in 1998 by dermatologist Dr. Patrick H. Bitter Sr. and Margaret Mitchell. Its clinical team includes two physicians, two physician assistants and four registered nurses. Treatments include IPL PhotoFacial, Sofwave skin tightening, CoolSculpting, Morpheus8, Botox and Dysport, dermal fillers, Sculptra and Radiesse, CO2 laser resurfacing, PDO threads, microneedling and chemical peels, and the practice has added regenerative medicine and longevity care under Dr. Kunj Patel.
What to know
- In person consultationsFree
- Since 199828 years in practice
Where it is
Hours
- Mon–Sat
- 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Reviews
88 Google reviews
“Epi Center curates such a wonderful client experience and relaxing atmosphere. Mimi was amazing! We had so much fun during my hydrafacial and my skin is absolutely GLOWING.”
“I've been seeing the phenomenal beauticians at EpiCenter for A few years now and I have found my medspa home! Over the years, I saw a couple different injectors and have had nothing but good experiences. They do everything and the talented providers do a great job at recommending the proper treatments and taking the time to educate you rather than selling. I just tried the new sofwave ultherapy treatment and I am loving my results. They also have an esthetician for facials and chemical peels who does an amazing job. Do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't regret it!!”
“I got the Groupon deal! I don’t understand why some of the reviews were bad on Groupon! It was so fancy- I have gotten cheap quick Botox- this is NOT one of them. Quality Botox! And very classy staff.”
“I never leave reviews, but this was something I felt had to be said. I was mistakenly confused with another patient, was given information about that patient’s treatment, and an appointment was booked for me without my consent. This is extremely concerning and raises serious questions about patient privacy, identity verification, and how patient information is being handled. I would expect a medical spa to be much more careful with something as sensitive as medical records and appointments.”
“DON'T GO HERE, THEIR PRODUCTS ARE HORRIBLE & DON'T WORK. I know better and I don't know why I didn't look on Business Bureau before I made an appointment They are rated an F. I just moved to the Bay Area from Roseville and I neeed to find a place out here for Botox and lips. Now I'm regretting not just making the drive up to Roseville. It has been 3 weeks since I got dysport which I didn't want, but the lady who was helping wouldn't give me what I bought, which is Botox and made me get dysport and it didn't work at all. You can't even tell that I got anything done and I wasted my money on a fake product. Who knows what she really put in my face, probably water. I feel like she did it on purpose because I didn't buy any extra packages from her and I could tell that pissed her off, but I wanted to see how the place was, how I would be treated, and if the product worked. If I spent a bunch money and saw no results I would be so upset right now. If you to be treated good and product that actually works, go to Tighten Up Salon in Roseville and make an appt with Joyce. Tell her Tiffany Ann referred you. Hands down she's thes best and I will be going back to her next time I'm in town. I will say that Morgan who works at the front desk Epi Center is awesome and sooo much help. He deseves to work for a better company, They don't deserve him there.”
