Rejuvenating skin by heating tissue for cosmetic treatment of the face and body
AssigneeGuided Therapy Systems, LLC
InventorsPeter G. Barthe, Michael H. Slayton, Inder Raj S. Makin
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Lifting sagging tissue on a face, neck, and/or body are described. Treatment with heat is provided in several embodiments.
Claims20
A method of rejuvenating an appearance of skin, comprising:
- placing an ultrasonic probe on a skin surface, wherein the skin surface is located on an epidermis over a target tissue comprising at least one of the group consisting of:
- a dermis, a fascia, superficial muscular aponeurotic system (“SMAS”), an adipose tissue, and a muscle;
- delivering diffuse ultrasound energy from the ultrasonic probe to the target tissue for a heating effect;
- directing focused therapeutic ultrasound energy from the ultrasonic probe to the target tissue,
- thereby treating the target tissue at a depth under the skin surface to rejuvenate the skin.
A method of non-invasive skin rejuvenation, comprising:
- acoustically coupling an ultrasound probe on a skin surface proximate a region comprising a target tissue;
- delivering ultrasound energy to the target tissue for a pretreatment heating effect;
- delivering focused ultrasound energy to treat the target tissue at at least one depth under the skin surface to rejuvenate skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.