Combined modality treatment systems, methods and apparatus for body contouring applications
First Claim
1. A method for reducing cellulite, the method comprising:
- transcutaneously delivering energy to a target region of a subject such that fibrous septae in a subcutaneous layer of the target region is selectively heated; and
non-invasively cooling the surface of the subject'"'"'s skin such that subcutaneous lipid-rich lobules, which protrude into the subject'"'"'s dermal layer to create an appearance of cellulite at the target region, are reduced in number and/or size to an extent while subcutaneous non-lipid-rich cells and lipid-rich regions adjacent to the heated fibrous septae and protected by the delivered energy are not reduced in number or size to the extent, thereby reducing surface irregularities in the surface of skin of the subject for reducing the appearance of cellulite.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that enable delivery of radiofrequency energy and cryotherapy applications to adipose tissue for reduction and contouring of body fat are described herein. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods for reducing surface irregularities in a surface of a subject'"'"'s skin resulting from an uneven distribution of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous layer. The method can include delivering capacitively coupled or conductively coupled radiofrequency energy to a target region of the subject at a frequency which selectively heats fibrous septae in a subcutaneous layer of the target region to a maximum temperature less than a fibrous septae denaturation temperature. Furthermore, the method can include removing heat such that lipid-rich lobules in the subcutaneous layer are affected while non-lipid-rich cells and lipid-rich regions adjacent to the fibrous septae are not substantially affected.
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1. A method for reducing cellulite, the method comprising:
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transcutaneously delivering energy to a target region of a subject such that fibrous septae in a subcutaneous layer of the target region is selectively heated; and non-invasively cooling the surface of the subject'"'"'s skin such that subcutaneous lipid-rich lobules, which protrude into the subject'"'"'s dermal layer to create an appearance of cellulite at the target region, are reduced in number and/or size to an extent while subcutaneous non-lipid-rich cells and lipid-rich regions adjacent to the heated fibrous septae and protected by the delivered energy are not reduced in number or size to the extent, thereby reducing surface irregularities in the surface of skin of the subject for reducing the appearance of cellulite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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