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Method and system for temporary hair removal

  • US 8,679,101 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2005
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A depilation method comprising:

  • a) detecting or determining proximity of a depilation device to a skin surface;

    b) responsive to detecting or determining proximity of a depilation device to a skin surface, delivering a beam of highly convergent light from said depilation device to the skin surface, said beam of light having a beam waist positioned substantially at a base of at least one hair shaft;

    c) delivering said light for a duration and with an intensity sufficient to cause mechanical failure of the at least one hair shaft at said beam waist; and

    d) delivering a beam of light having a diameter at the skin surface that is between about 2 and about 10 times the diameter of said beam at said beam waist.

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