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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1999
Asah Medico A/S, Hvidovre, DK;
Abstract
An apparatus for cosmetic tissue treatment having a light emitter for emission of a light beam. The light beam is directed towards a target area to be treated, and a detector detects tissue parameters in the target area. A light beam control controls at least one parameter of the first light beam in response to the detected at least one tissue parameters. The tissue parameters can include texture, elasticity, size, and shape. The apparatus may be used for ablating a thin epidermal layer of the derma of a patient and also marks on the tissue such as marks from chloasma, liver spots, red spots, tattoos, blood vessels just below the surface, etc., as well as warts, wounds, hair follicles, etc., may be ablated or treated.