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US 6,183,500 B2Granted
Process and apparatus for the cosmetic treatment of acne vulgaris
AssigneeSLI Lichtsysteme GmbH
InventorWolfgang Köhler
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Abstract
A process and an apparatus for the cosmetic treatment of acne vulgaris utilize irradiation of the affected skin areas with light characterized by a combination of two emission spectra, one in a blue region and the other in a red region.
Claims20
A process for the cosmetic treatment of acne vulgaris, the process including:
- irradiating affected skin areas with light characterized by a combination of two emission spectra, one in a blue region from 400 to 450 nm and the other in a red region from 580 to 659 mn.
An apparatus for the cosmetic treatment of acne vulgaris, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- two or more lamps disposed within the housing, the lamps for irradiating affected skin areas with light characterized by a combination of two emission spectra, one in a blue region from 400 to 450 nm and the other in a red region from 580 to 659 nm.
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