SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT
First Claim
1. A method of performing a cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
- coupling a transducer module with an ultrasonic probe;
wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a first switch to control acoustic imaging;
wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a second switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions;
wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions;
contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface;
activating said first switch on said hand controller to acoustically image, with said transducer module, a region below said skin surface; and
activating said second switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and imaging system and method can include use of a hand wand and a removable transducer module having an ultrasound transducer. The system can include a control module that is coupled to the hand wand and has a graphical user interface for controlling the removable transducer module, and an interface coupling the hand wand to the control module. In some embodiments, the cosmetic treatment system may be used in cosmetic procedures on at least a portion of a face, head, neck, body, and/or other part of a patient for a face lift, a brow lift, a chin lift, an eye treatment, a wrinkle reduction, a scar reduction, a burn treatment, a tattoo removal, a skin tightening, a vein reduction, a treatment on a sweat gland, a treatment of hyperhidrosis, a sun spot removal, a fat treatment, a vaginal rejuvenation, and/or an acne treatment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a cosmetic procedure, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with an ultrasonic probe; wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a first switch to control acoustic imaging; wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a second switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions; wherein said ultrasonic probe comprises a movement mechanism to provide desired spacing between the individual thermal lesions; contacting said transducer module with a subject'"'"'s skin surface; activating said first switch on said hand controller to acoustically image, with said transducer module, a region below said skin surface; and activating said second switch on said hand controller to acoustically treat, with said transducer module, said region below said skin surface in a desired sequence of individual thermal lesions that is controlled by said movement mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing a cosmetic procedure on a subject using an aesthetic imaging and treatment system, wherein said method comprises:
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ultrasonically imaging a target tissue region under a skin surface of said subject with a removable transducer module, the removable transducer module interchangeably coupled to a hand wand; and ultrasonically treating said target tissue region on said subject with said first transducer module at a first tissue depth, wherein said treatment comprises at least one treatment comprising a linear sequence of individual ablative lesions across the target tissue region, the sequence of individual ablative lesions controlled by a movement mechanism in the hand wand. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of performing cosmetic treatment, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with a hand controller; directly or indirectly coupling said transducer module to a portion of a skin surface of the subject; initiating an imaging sequence of a target tissue below the skin surface; and initiating a treatment sequence at a first tissue depth, wherein said treatment comprises at least one treatment comprising a linear sequence of individual ablative lesions across the target tissue region, the sequence of individual ablative lesions controlled by a movement mechanism in the hand wand. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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