Laser hair removal, injectables and skin treatments in Hillcrest, San Diego.
A female-owned medical spa since 2012, where registered nurses treat under a named medical director — open from eight in the morning, six days a week.
1205 University Ave, Hillcrest · Mon–Fri 8–6:30 · Sat 8–4
Laser-focused, and a little more.
Laser hair removal
- Laser hair removal for face and body
- Small to full-body areas
- Packages of sessions
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Skin
- Erbium laser resurfacing · LaseMD
- IPL photofacial
- Facial peels
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Injectables
- Botox · Dysport · Jeuveau
- Dermal fillers
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Wellness
- IV therapy
- B12 and MIC B12 shots
- BrainTap · The Energy Lounger
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The people behind The Laser Cafe.
Kristin Manno
Founder and owner · Female-owned since 2012
Founded The Laser Cafe in Hillcrest in 2012.
Dr. Charles Sarosy
Medical Director · Physician
Supervises the registered nurses who perform every cosmetic and injectable treatment.
A laser on your skin is not a haircut.
The single most common reason someone leaves a medspa website without booking is uncertainty about who would be treating them.
A sentence that stops halfway
The Laser Cafe’s homepage introduces its services with “From laser hair removal to , you can trust our team of skin care experts” — the treatment that should follow “to” is missing. It is the first paragraph a new visitor reads, on a site that claims more than a thousand five-star reviews.
Nurses under a doctor — said only in the FAQ
Their FAQ answers the question every patient has: treatments are performed by registered nurses under the supervision of medical director Dr. Charles Sarosy. The homepage never says it. The same site also tells patients IPL results “may be permanent” — a word this page does not use.
What a Hillcrest medspa since 2012 actually changes.
Before work, not instead of it
Open from eight in the morning Monday to Saturday, until half past six on weekdays.
A plan, not a menu
Most treatments start with a consultation and a custom treatment plan.
Nurses, supervised
Registered nurses perform the treatments under a named medical director.
Laid back by design
Their own words: female-owned, laid back and personal — in the middle of Hillcrest’s shops and cafés.
$20 off your next visit.
The Laser Cafe’s own coupon, shown on their website. They also run a VIP membership — ask the front desk for details.
Book a consultationTheir own terms: one-time use only.
Serving Hillcrest since
5-star Google reviews, their own homepage claim
Days a week, from 8am
Treatments by registered nurses
The things people ask before they book.
What do you offer?
Laser hair removal, skin resurfacing and rejuvenation, anti-wrinkle neuromodulator injections, dermal fillers, IV therapy, B12 and MIC B12 lipo shots, and wellness services including BrainTap and The Energy Lounger.
Do I need a consultation first?
For most treatments, yes. The team looks at your concerns and goals and builds a personalised plan.
Is it OK if I have never been to a medspa?
Yes — first-time patients are welcome, and the team guides you through everything.
Who performs the treatments?
Registered nurses, under the supervision of the medical director, Dr. Charles Sarosy.
Where are you?
1205 University Avenue, San Diego, 92103 — in the heart of Hillcrest, surrounded by shops, cafés and restaurants.
When are you open?
Monday to Friday eight to six-thirty, Saturday eight to four, closed Sunday.
In the heart of Hillcrest.
On University Avenue, San Diego.
Meet Sandy, the front desk that never goes home.
She knows every treatment The Laser Cafe offer, who performs them and when they are open. Ask her out loud — she answers in about a second.
- “How many laser hair removal sessions will I need?”
- “Who does the Botox?”
- “Can I come in at 8am on Saturday?”
- “What is LaseMD?”
- “Book me a consultation this week.”
Demonstration only. Any appointment Sandy takes here is not placed with The Laser Cafe.
The same Sandy can answer the phone.
What you just spoke to is the website half. The identical agent — same treatment knowledge, same booking rules, same voice — can be connected to a phone line to catch the calls nobody gets to.
Unanswered calls. Sandy picks up when the line rings out because the room is busy.
After hours and weekends. She answers questions and takes bookings while the doors are shut.
Overflow. When two calls arrive at once, the second one stops going to voicemail.
Nothing about your existing number changes. You keep it, you keep answering it, and Sandy only takes what you would otherwise have lost. You can listen to every call and read every booking she makes.
- Sandy gets her own numberA dedicated line, never published to your guests.
- You set the forwarding rulesBusy, no answer, or after hours — your choice, with your carrier, reversible in a minute.
- She answers what you missSame knowledge she has here. She can also hand a caller straight to a human.
- Bookings land in your systemConnected to your real diary once you say so — never before.
Turn the demo into a decision.
Everything on this page came from thelasercafe.com — your own team, your own lounge, your own hours and menu. Nothing was invented. A 60-minute Discovery Call with Ignatius covers what it takes to answer every enquiry — the 7am calls, the laser-package questions, the rebookings — and whether it is worth doing at all.
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