METHOD FOR TREATING SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating subcutaneous tissues using acoustic waves in the range of low acoustic pressure ultrasound waves is disclosed. The method includes injections of enhancing agents, wherein disruption of subcutaneous tissues and subcutaneous cavitational bioeffects are produced by ultrasound waves having a power that will not produce tissue cavitation in the absence of the enhancing agents. The apparatus and method of use is useful for treatment of subcutaneous abnormalities including cellulite, lipomas, and tumors.
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96 Claims
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1-87. -87. (canceled)
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88. A method for selectively lysing subcutaneous structures to improve the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
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percutaneously inserting into a treatment area located between 1 mm and 5 mm below a dermis a tubular member having a plurality of needles disposed in a central channel of the tubular member; deploying the plurality of needles from a retracted position in the central channel to an extended position in which the needles protrude out from a distal end of the central channel in a fanned configuration; and disrupting at least a portion of a fibrous structure in the treatment area as the plurality of needles is deployed. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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