Methods For Non-Invasive Lifting And Tightening Of The Lower Face And Neck
First Claim
1. A method of cosmetically lifting or tightening the lower face or neck, the method comprising:
- coupling a transducer module with a hand wand;
wherein said hand wand comprises a first switch to control acoustic imaging;
wherein said hand wand comprises a second switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions along a length of up to about 100 mm;
wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide spacing between the individual thermal lesions in a range of about 0.02 mm to about 25 mm;
contacting said transducer module with at least one of a subject'"'"'s lower face and neck;
activating said first switch on said hand controller to acoustically image, with said transducer module, a region below a skin surface of said at least one of said lower face and neck; 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 to affect said subject'"'"'s collagen through tissue coagulation or tightening to facilitate a cosmetic lifting of said at least one of said lower face and neck.
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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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1. A method of cosmetically lifting or tightening the lower face or neck, the method comprising:
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coupling a transducer module with a hand wand; wherein said hand wand comprises a first switch to control acoustic imaging; wherein said hand wand comprises a second switch to control acoustic therapy for causing a plurality of individual thermal lesions along a length of up to about 100 mm; wherein said hand wand comprises a movement mechanism to provide spacing between the individual thermal lesions in a range of about 0.02 mm to about 25 mm; contacting said transducer module with at least one of a subject'"'"'s lower face and neck; activating said first switch on said hand controller to acoustically image, with said transducer module, a region below a skin surface of said at least one of said lower face and neck; 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 to affect said subject'"'"'s collagen through tissue coagulation or tightening to facilitate a cosmetic lifting of said at least one of said lower face and neck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of performing a cosmetic procedure on a subject'"'"'s lower face and neck 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 at least one of a subject'"'"'s lower face and neck with a removable transducer module, the removable transducer module interchangeably coupled to a hand wand; and ultrasonically treating said target tissue region on at least one of said subject'"'"'s lower face, neck, or chin with said first transducer module at a first tissue depth of less than 10 mm, wherein said treatment comprises at least one treatment comprising a 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 to affect said subject'"'"'s collagen through tissue coagulation or tightening to facilitate a lifting of said at least one of a subject'"'"'s lower face and neck. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of performing non-invasive lift of a lower face or neck, 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 on or around at least one of said subject'"'"'s lower face and neck; initiating an imaging sequence of a target tissue below the skin surface; initiating a treatment sequence at a first tissue depth of less than 10 mm, wherein said treatment comprises at least one treatment comprising a 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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