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US 8,394,359 B1Granted
Tattoo removal system and method
OwnerMichael P. O'Neilinventor
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Abstract
A treatment system and method includes use of a chemical facilitator to provide a result-effective event against one or more negative therapeutic effects related to exposing to a light output a skin portion including a condition treatable in whole or in part with light. In one exemplary embodiment for skin treatment including tattoo removal, perfluorodecalin is used to inhibit or resolve whitening, for example to speed a laser therapy session.
Claims12
A method for tattoo removal including:
- (a) applying perfluorodecalin to a treatment area proximate a tattoo portion;
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- (b) exposing the tattoo portion to a laser output.
A tattoo removal method comprising promoting optical effectiveness by delivering perfluorodecalin proximate a phototherapy treatment area below a skin surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.