Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1996-03-25
1997-05-20
Sykes, Angela D.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
A61B 1736
Patent
active
056308116
ABSTRACT:
A laser treatment method for removing unwanted human hair includes irradiating a treatment site with post-coherent light of selected wavelength and peak power level and post duration, and repeating the post-coherent laser irradiation on one or more subsequent occasions with selected light parameters. A therapeutic treatment device has a laser and associated support elements and has a dermatology handpiece with a distance gage, a conduit for applying pressure and/or cooling to the treatment site and, optionally, cooling elements.
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Harris-Ogugua Sonya
Sykes Angela D.
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