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Methods for creating tissue effect utilizing electromagnetic energy and a reverse thermal gradient

  • US 20040000316A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2003
  • Published: 01/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1996
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of creating a tissue effect at a tissue site during a skin treatment, comprising:

  • providing an electromagnetic energy delivery device coupled to an electromagnetic energy source;

    applying different levels of cooling to a skin surface during the skin treatment, wherein a reverse thermal gradient through the skin surface is created, at least during a portion of the skin treatment, where a temperature of the skin surface is lower than a temperature of the underlying tissue;

    applying electromagnetic energy through the skin surface to the underlying tissue, wherein the; and

    creating a tissue effect on at least a portion of the tissue site.

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