Apparatus for wrinkle removal
US6443946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Wrinkles are cosmetically removed from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having an epidermal layer, a basal layer, and a dermal layer, by irradiating the dermal layer through the basal layer, the irradiation being selected to be absorbed by a chromophore in the dermal layer such that collagen present in the dermal layer is heated, while the basal layer remains intact so as to substantially inhibit contact of the dermal layer with ambient air.
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