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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Fotona D.o.o., Ljubljana, SI;
Marcelo Tettamanti, Stuart, FL (US);
Julio Cezar Velez Ocampo, Bogota, CO;
Sebastian Velez Ocampo, Bogota, CO;
Dejan Skrabelj, Lesce, SI;
Irena Hreljac, Ljubljana, SI;
Fotona d.o.o., Ljubljana, SI;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for treating melasma and/or related hyperpigmentation disorders of a patient are disclosed. The treatment includes delivering laser pulses onto a body of the patient, wherein the delivering laser pulses includes two or more of the following steps: 1) delivering laser pulses ponto the body, wherein each pulse of the laser pulses pis configured to have a diameter of at least 100 μm and a duration of at most 1 μs; 2) delivering laser pulses ponto the body, wherein each pulse of the laser pulses pis configured to have a diameter of at least 100 μm and a duration of more than 1 μs; 3) delivering laser pulses ponto the body, wherein each pulse of the laser pulses pis configured to comprise a plurality of microbeams, each microbeam having a diameter below 1 mm.