Tissue treatment method
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1. A method of skin treatment, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gas conduit including at least two electrodes;
delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one of said electrodes in order to create an electric field between at least two said electrodes;
passing gas through said electric field in order to form plasma from said gas; and
emitting said plasma from the gas conduit such that it is applied to a surface of skin, wherein the application of plasma to the surface of skin causes denaturation of collagen within collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface without causing the complete removal of epidermis at said surface of skin.
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Abstract
A method for skin treatment comprises the steps of delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one electrode in order to create an electric field; passing gas through the electric field in order to form plasma from the gas; and applying the plasma to the surface of skin. The amount of radio frequency power may be relatively low such that the application of plasma causes denaturation of collagen within the collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface, which may promote the generation of new collagen within the collagen-containing tissue.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of skin treatment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a gas conduit including at least two electrodes;
delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one of said electrodes in order to create an electric field between at least two said electrodes;
passing gas through said electric field in order to form plasma from said gas; and
emitting said plasma from the gas conduit such that it is applied to a surface of skin, wherein the application of plasma to the surface of skin causes denaturation of collagen within collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface without causing the complete removal of epidermis at said surface of skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of skin treatment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a gas conduit including at least two electrodes;
delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one of said electrodes to create an electric field between at least two said electrodes;
passing gas through said electric field in order to form plasma from said gas; and
emitting said plasma from the gas conduit such that it is applied to the surface of skin, such that the application of plasma to the surface of skin causes denaturation of collagen with collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface, wherein said at least one pulse of radio frequency power has an energy such as to produce a temperature rise of up to 22.7°
C. under the copper disc test.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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