Photopatterning of skin
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Abstract
Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin.
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52 Claims
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1-44. -44. (canceled)
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45. A system for delivering light to skin in a pattern, comprising:
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a light source capable of producing light of at least one defined wavelength band;
memory capable of storing a pattern in machine-readable form representing a plurality of locations within a skin region to which light from said light source is to be directed;
a controllable positioning system configured to adjust the positioning of light from said light source on a skin region;
one or more optical components capable of focusing light from said light source at a specific depth within a skin region in response to a control signal; and
a controller configured to generate a control signal for driving said controllable positioning system to direct light onto a plurality of skin locations according to the pattern stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52-57. -57. (canceled)
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