Skin treatment and hair treatment device with protruding guards

A method for treating tissue, the method comprising:

• directing an energy output of an energy emitter towards a tissue;
• engaging a plurality of movable members with the tissue, wherein each of the plurality of movable members extends from a tissue adjacent face of the energy emitter and each of the plurality of movable members is always disposed in a path of the energy output between the energy emitter and the tissue, wherein the plurality of movable members do not allow the energy emitter to emit the energy output unless at least one of the plurality of movable members is depressed by the tissue a predetermined distance with sufficient force to cause discomfort to injury prone tissue locations, wherein the predetermined distance is less than 5 mm;
• and
• emitting the energy output of the energy emitter in response to movement of the at least one of the plurality of movable members relative to the energy emitter, wherein at least some of the energy output is emitted through the plurality of moveable members.

A method for treating tissue, the method comprising:

• Aiming an energy generating source at a target tissue area;
• Bringing the energy generating source to the vicinity of the target tissue area;
• Engaging at least two probe members with the target tissue area, wherein the at least two probe members extend from a tissue adjacent face of the energy generating source and the at least two probe members are each disposed between the energy generating source and the target tissue area;
• Generating a feedback signal to the energy generating source based on the engagement of the probe members with the target tissue area;
• and
• Emitting an energy from the energy generating source directed to the target tissue area in response to the feedback signal, wherein at least some of the energy output is emitted through the plurality of moveable members.