Device and method for treating skin

• US 6,981,970 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2002
• Issued: 01/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alma Lasers
• Original Assignee: MSQ (M2) Ltd. (Alma Lasers)
• Inventors: Karni, Ziv
• Primary Examiner(s): FARAH, AHMED M
• Application Number:
  US10/319,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20040116983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 607 88- 95, 606/9, 128/898
• US Class Current: 606/9
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/203 applying laser energy to the outside of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00452 Skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00476 Hair follicles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/1807 using light other than laser radiation

Abstract

A method for the cosmetic treatment of skin, especially for epilation, skin remodeling and treatment of acne whereby an appropriate cosmetically effective wavelength of light is produced using a fluorescent material pumped with ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light source.

Claims

1. A method for cosmetic treatment of the skin comprising:

a. providing a fluorescent material, said fluorescent material pumped by ultraviolet light and emitting cosmetically useful light primarily of a single color;

b. pumping said fluorescent material with ultraviolet light produced by a light source producing light having at least an about 10% ultraviolet component; and

c. directing said cosmetically useful light emitted by said fluorescent material at an area of the skin to be treated cosmetically.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said light source is selected from a group of light sources consisting of coherent light sources, incoherent light sources, continuous lamps, flash lamps and lasers.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said light source is lamp selected from a group of lamps consisting of Xe flash lamps and Xe—

Hg flash lamps.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said area of skin is hirsute and said single color is red.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said area of skin is afflicted with acne and said single color is blue.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said area of skin needs remodeling and said single color is green.