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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicants:
Robert Marc Clement, Pontardawe, GB;
Michael Noel Kiernan, Blackpill, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Marc Clement, Pontardawe, GB;
Michael Noel Kiernan, Blackpill, GB;
Assignee:
ICN Photonics Limited, Wales, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B018/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Wrinkles are cosmetically removed from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having an epidermal layer, a basal layer, and a dermal layer, by irradiating the dermal layer through the basal layer, the irradiation having an energy density in the range 5J/cmor less, and being selected to be absorbed by a chromophore in the dermal layer such that collagen present in the dermal layer is heated, while the basal layer remains intact so as to substantially inhibit contact of the dermal layer with ambient air.