REJUVENATING SKIN BY HEATING TISSUE FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT OF THE FACE AND BODY
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1. A method of treating sagging skin, comprising:
- providing a probe that emits ultrasound energy;
coupling the probe to a skin surface over a region comprising subcutaneous fat, muscle, and connective tissue; and
delivering therapeutic ultrasound energy to the region at a treatment frequency of between 4 MHz and 15 MHz,wherein the therapeutic ultrasound energy thermally treats at least one of the group consisting of subcutaneous fat, muscle, and connective tissue at a specific depth under the skin surface to reduce skin sagging.
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Systems and methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Lifting sagging tissue on a face, neck, and/or body are described. Treatment with heat is provided in several embodiments.
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1. A method of treating sagging skin, comprising:
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providing a probe that emits ultrasound energy; coupling the probe to a skin surface over a region comprising subcutaneous fat, muscle, and connective tissue; and delivering therapeutic ultrasound energy to the region at a treatment frequency of between 4 MHz and 15 MHz, wherein the therapeutic ultrasound energy thermally treats at least one of the group consisting of subcutaneous fat, muscle, and connective tissue at a specific depth under the skin surface to reduce skin sagging.
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