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Apparatus and method for preventing and treating cellulite

  • US 6,443,914 B1
  • Filed: 02/12/2001
  • Issued: 09/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for treating cellulite in an area of skin of a patient by reinforcing a layer of connective tissue which layer includes the interface between the dermis and subcutaneous tissue underlying the area of skin of the patient consisting essentially of the application of focused ultrasonic vibrational energy to tissue comprising said layer in a quantity of energy sufficient to cause damage to normal cells in said layer of tissue comprising the interface.

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