skinSALVATION™

Come visit our beautiful clinic in Oakland, California

Overwhelmed with researching about your acne and just want a caring expert to tell you exactly what to do to clear up? Gently hold you accountable while you discover and implement a new lifestyle for clear, healthy skin? While keeping an eye on pro-aging in the most natural and empowered ways?

Book a personal, in-depth 1-on-1 consult with our expert holistic esthetician Kim, holistic acne pioneer and founder of San Francisco's first acne clinic, skinSALVATION™ now in Oakland, CA (and virtually online). Receive corrective and rejuvenating skin treatments along with a wealth of holistic lifestyle education and support to get your skin clear and healthy in an average of 3 months, with 6 treatments and our signature homecare regime.

Our corrective acne services and skincare products are covered by most health insurance FSA and HSA plans. We also offer sliding scale for BIPOC & trans siblings in need, please use the contact form below to get in direct touch and inquire.

As Audre Lorde wrote, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." We are rooted in liberation for all, with community & within ourselves, through our bodies, hearts and minds.

We hope you will join us in revolutionary and radical self-care.

See you soon!

kim, esthetician & founder of skinSALVATION™ est. 2008

Get personalized, one-on-one support,
virtually or in person

VIRTUAL

Get personalized one-on-one lifestyle analysis, specific instruction and comprehensive support on exactly how to clear up, wherever you are. You’ll get TONS of value learning all about acne, what causes it for you, and how to best manage it for the long term.

IN PERSON : OAKLAND ONLY

Our tried and true, original acne busting techniques live and direct in our boutique studio in Oakland's Pill Hill District.

Consultation — 90-120 minutes

After reviewing your intake form, we’ll discover what your personal acne-triggering imbalances are, how to correct them, what products to use and how to use them, that’ll clear you ASAP.

$250

Consultation — 90-120 minutes

In-depth analysis of your lifestyle to discover your acne-causing habits, and how to correct them. Also included are detailed skin analysis, baseline photos, test extractions, and an actionable clear skin treatment plan to get your acne under control quickly.

(Full extraction session is not included, read our FAQ's on why).

$250

Follow-up check-in call — 30 to 60 minutes

A date with your personal acne expert. A one-on-one face washing tutorial, in-depth diet guidance, or an extended catch-up to figure out what your new breakouts are about. Take your pick or dream up your learning topic of choice!

Recommended at least twice post-virtual consult spaced 2 and then 4 weeks apart, alongside using your customized w&w product regimen.

$200/hr in half-hour increments

Follow-up treatments — 30 to 60 minutes

After a couple weeks of doing your consultation homework, your skin should be ripe and ready for a customized treatment, complete with extractions and either exfoliating or LED healing. We’ll also top up your lifestyle homework to take your overall skin, body and mind health to the next level.

$250 for extractions, LED and chemical peel
$200 for extractions, LED or chemical peel

Recommended once every two weeks til acne is successfully managed, average 6 treatments over 3 months, alongside using your customized w&w product regimen.

$200-250

Chemical Peels, LED treatments, Pop-zit

Offered to existing clients, please inquire for more details, timing and pricing (sliding scale available, please inquire).

$TBD

See us in Oakland's Pill Hill District

431 30th street, suite 100a • oakland, ca 94609

email: sfclinic@withandwithin.com • google voice text: 415-638-9191

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THE FASTEST WAY BY CAR, FROM SAN FRANCISCO

take 580e, and exit 19a for macarthur on the left.
take macarthur for .5 mile and turn right on telegraph.
take telegraph for .5 mile and turn left onto 30th

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CAR PARKING

free street parking west of telegraph street, with a short 2-3 block uphill walk
metered street parking near the building, recommended
paid garages on summit and 31st street servicing alta bates hospital, summit campus

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• nearest bart station is macarthur bart
• you can take the 800 AC transit bus towards san francisco, getting off at telegraph & 30th street
• you can take the FREE alta bates summit shuttle route 3. click here for general info and here for the schedule.


Kimberly Yap Tan

esthetician

licensed as an esthetician since 2004, kim started skinSALVATION, san francisco's first adult acne clinic in 2008. book any treatment with her and experience the expertise that thousands of other clients have relied on and trusted to help them get clear.

a san francisco native, kim has spent the last 20 years refining the craft of truly effective holistic wellness through skincare. through her clinic observations, studying directly acne's top research pioneer dr. james e. fulton, the bay area's pioneer acne esthetician laura cooksey, and her own personal health research, the skinSALVATION / with & within clear skin philosophy was born.

she's also the author of the #1 best selling book "clear skin for everyone," encapsulating everything she's learned, observed and seen effective time and time again from running SF's first acne clinic over the last 15+ years.

renowned for her detail oriented treatments, actionable lifestyle education and honest, straightforward approach, she strives to maintain the same level of utmost effective and compassionate care that the brand became known for years ago.

her deep training and knowledge of the complexities involved in the acne condition, her comprehensive client care covers the internal and topical (expert treatments, products & ingredients) facets of an acne-safe lifestyle, making for a holistic and bio-individual approach that helps every client achieve clear, healthy skin for life.

For all new clients

We work very differently than your typical run of the mill day spa or conventional dermatologist’s office.

Find out what sets us apart, how to work with us (virtually or in-person) and what to expect by reading our most frequently asked questions.

FAQ's

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