Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1997-02-05
1998-09-22
Buiz, Michael Powell
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 2, 606 23, A61B 1736
Patent
active
058108017
ABSTRACT:
A method for treating wrinkles in skin involves the use of a beam of puls scanned or gated continuous wave laser or incoherent radiation. The method comprises generating a beam of radiation, directing the beam of radiation to a targeted dermal region between 100 microns and 1.2 millimeters below a wrinkle in the skin, and thermally injuring collagen in the targeted dermal region. The beam of radiation has a wavelength of between 1.3 and 1.8 microns. The method may include cooling an area of the skin above the targeted dermal region while partially denaturing the collagen in the targeted dermal region. The method may also include cooling an area of the skin above the targeted dermal region prior to thermally injuring collagen in the targeted dermal region.
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Anderson R. Rox
Hsia James C.
McMillan Kathleen
Ross, Jr. Edward Victor
Buiz Michael Powell
Candela Corporation
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Woo Julian W.
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