CN102098982A - 可自动调节皮肤突起幅度的皮肤处理用施用器 - Google Patents

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Abstract

描述了一种用于RF、超声和光波皮肤处理的施用器。所述施用器允许突起被形成和维持期望的时间，以实现处理能量与皮肤良好的耦合并且避免负面影响皮肤的负压。

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可自动调节皮肤突起幅度的皮肤处理用施用器
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请要求2008年7月16日提交的序列号为61/081,110的美国临时专利申请的优先权。本申请将美国专利6,889,090和美国专利公开文献No.2007/0038156以引用的方式并入。
技术领域
本申请的方法和设备涉及非介入性美容处理过程，特别涉及身体塑形、皮肤处理和其它美容处理。
背景技术
身体塑形，皮肤张紧和年轻化，胶原纤维收缩，除皱，以及其它美容皮肤处理，是流行的，并且广泛用于整容和外貌改进程序的领域。各种处理的实施典型地要通过施予电磁或声频能量至皮肤的目标区段。在这些处理过程中，具有内腔或真空室的施用器被典型地施加于对象皮肤，以使得皮肤的待处理区段被拉入或吸入真空室中，以形成皮肤重叠部，该重叠部被称作皮肤突起。电磁能量，例如射频(RF)，或声频能量，例如超声，被施加于突起的一或多个侧面，以便在电极之间或超声换能器之间的皮肤/组织上实施期望的皮肤/组织作用。在处理之后，皮肤又被放平，或者突起被松开，并且实现了期望的皮肤作用，例如，利用电磁或声频能量进行的代表性的胶原纤维收缩或脂肪组织破坏。
皮肤突起的产生具有多个优点，其中一个优点是允许全部或部分的待处理皮肤快速地符合于施用器的形状，并且防止施用器在处理过程中出现不希望有的运动。为了稳定和临时将能量发射接触表面贴附于皮肤，也必须在腔中形成突起和负压。恰当地贴附电极可实现耦合更大比例的RF或超声能，并且增加期望的处理效果，减少达到期望的效果所需的处理次数，和提高处理对象的成功信心。然而，为了确保恰当地接触皮肤，施加于皮肤的真空应当足够强以形成和维持突起。然而，施予足够的真空力以提供期望的接触对皮肤具有一些负面作用。这些负面作用可能包括，留下局部挫斑在皮肤上，在过程中和过程后引起处理对象疼痛，和要求延长的处理后恢复期，等等。
用于突起形成的真空室或腔具有相对大尺寸，然而，吸入的皮肤可能只占用腔的一部分。向室中引入真空或负压的泵应当是相对大的泵，以使得能够快速从腔排放空气，突起形成，和至少在处理时维持突起。很遗憾，这些增加了用于不同皮肤处理过程的设备的成本，因为不同对象之间的皮肤特性具有多样性。此外，因为这一点，低级别真空压力或力足以为一些处理对象产生所需的突起。然而，其它对象可能要求使用相当高级别的真空力。常见的状况是，护理人员或操作人员手工调节或改变真空级别，直到其找到最佳级别，该级别足以处理皮肤并且不引起疼痛感觉。这种最佳真空级别基于不同的对象而不同，有时并不存在这样的最佳级别，并且处理要么是疼痛的，要么是效用不够的。
希望有一种施用器，其能够运行形成突起并且在期望的时间内维持与能量发射表面良好地耦合，而不负面影响皮肤或给处理对象引起疼痛。
发明内容
这里描述了一种用于RF、超声和光能皮肤处理的施用器。施用器包括腔和阀，所述腔可操作地配置成在其内接收一段将被形成为突起的皮肤。腔与负压源连通。突起施加压力至所述阀并且使得所述阀在腔中移动。通过阀的移动调节腔中的负压。
RF能、超声或光能可在不同的重叠和非重叠时段被施加于皮肤突起，以引起期望的处理效果。
施用器允许突起被形成和维持期望的时间，以实现处理能量与皮肤良好的耦合并且避免负压负面影响皮肤。
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在说明书的发明内容部分中专门指出并且明确地要求保护施用器和施用器使用方法。然而，所述施用器和方法，在它们的构造和操作过程方面，可以通过参照附图阅读下面的详细描述而被最佳地理解。在附图中，相同的附图标记在不同视图中表示相同的元件。附图并不是按比例绘制的，相反，有些地方被着重表现，以便揭示本发明的方法的原理。
图1是本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示。
图2A和2B，集中称作图2，是示意性图示，示出了本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的操作。
图3A和3B，集中称作图3，是示意性图示，示出了本发明施用器的另一代表性实施方式的操作。
图4是本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示，其被配置成施加RF能至形成为突起的皮肤区段。
图5是用于具有不同松弛度的组织的突起形成时间的示意性图示。
图6A和6B，集中称作图6，是本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示，其被配置成施加RF和超声能至形成为突起的皮肤区段。
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在下面的详细描述中，为了解释的目的，各种特定的细节被依次给出，以提供对本发明的施用器、施用器的操作原理和使用施用器的方法的全面理解。然而，显然本发明的施用器和方法可在不采用这些特定细节的情况下被实施。在这方面，方向上的术语，例如“上”、“下”、“前”、“后”等等，是参照所描述的附图的定向使用的。由于本发明的各实施方式中的构成元件可以安置在多个不同的方位，因此方向上的术语用于解释的目的，而不在任何意义上构成限制。
参看图1，其为本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示。施用器100包括壳体104，其由金属或塑料制成，中空的腔108形成在壳体104内。腔108通过第一端112与负压源116连通，阀120安置在腔108内部并且控制腔和负压源之间的连通。柔性软管(未示出)可连接在施用器100的第一端112和负压源例如真空泵116之间。
边缘124终止于施用器100的第二端。边缘124的厚度可以近似于施用器100壳体104的壁128；其可以终止于垫圈，或具有显著大于壁128的表面(图3)。阀120是由板140、导向件144、O型环式垫圈148、弹簧152和挡环156形成的组件。其它阀结构，例如两个配合的圆锥形或球形表面也是可行的。阀120在由箭头160表示的轴向上具有直线运动自由度。导向件144和施用器壳体104之间的间隙应当选择为例如能够容易地从腔108排出空气，并且典型地为大约0.2cm2。
图2A和2B，集中称作图2，是示意性图示，示出了本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的操作。在操作中，施用器100被放置在待处理皮肤的区段上，以使得边缘124接触皮肤200，并且腔108被封闭在皮肤200、施用器壁128和阀120的板140之间。(本申请中使用的术语“皮肤”和“组织”具有相同的意义)。在一些实施方式中，改进边缘124与皮肤200之间的接触的垫圈可被使用。负压源116将空气从腔108排出。腔108中的负压将皮肤200拉入或吸入到腔中并且形成皮肤突起208(图2A)。
泵116继续操作，并且突起208进一步扩张而占据了腔108的几乎所有容积。随着突起208扩张，其接触到阀120的板140，沿着箭头212(图2B)指示的方向移动或推压板和阀120的与其关联的元件，以使得垫圈148接触施用器壳体104d内表面216。突起208的幅度或体积的进一步增加导致施加于板140和其上安装的O型环式垫圈148上的正压力增大。这个压力进一步移动板140并将垫圈148附着在腔108的表面216上。垫圈148临时密封住腔108并且建立突起208充入腔108中的体积或幅度。不同的皮肤处理、美容和非美容，可施加于突起208。
随着经历时间，空气逐渐泄露到施用器100的腔108中。负压的值下降，并且突起208的幅度或体积减小并逐渐消退。弹簧152产生的力维持板140与突起208牢固接触，并将板140和阀120的与板140关联的元件返回原始位置或返回到行程中的一段。弹簧152引起相对轻柔的力来向下推压板140。举例而言，如果泵116产生0.6巴的负压，并且所述阀的横截面面积为0.2cm2，则该力为1.2N。这样的轻柔压力对于形成相对较低的突起并且不在皮肤之上或之中产生负面作用而言是必需的。
阀120通过皮肤突起208引起的正压力和弹簧152的力进行操作，作用类似于通断开关，以便实现和断开与泵116的连通。实际中，突起208通过调节泵116产生的负压的级别而自动地调节其幅度，迫使突起形状和体积对于期望的处理而言最佳，并且使得能够牢固接触腔壁表面。过大的负压值被自动地避免，并且没有损伤、疼痛或其它负面作用产生于经受处理的皮肤区段。当泵116的动作不再持续时，弹簧152确保阀120的返回路径，以将阀120安置回适合于下一处理周期的位置和/或转移到新的皮肤区段。因此，所述阀作为突起幅度检测器的形式进行操作，当突起达到期望的值或阈值时使得所述阀移动到切换开关的位置而切断负压。
图3A和3B，集中称作图3，是示意性图示，示出了本发明的施用器的另一代表性实施方式用于皮肤处理时的操作。施用器的尺寸等等取决于待处理皮肤区段的期望尺寸并且产生并维持恰当的皮肤突起幅度的能力。因此，施用器可具有包含在所述阀组件内的加大的板314或多个导向件322。图3A示出了施用器300具有由板314、平坦或其它适宜类型的垫圈318、导向件322、推杆324和弹簧326形成的阀310。在替代性实施方式中，垫圈318可被安装在表面338上。通道330用于实现与负压源(未示出)连通。可能要求有两个或更多个导向件322来避免板314歪斜，并且使得能垫圈318与施用器300的壳体320的表面338或通道330快速和均匀地接触。施用器300的操作类似于施用器100的操作。当负压源(未示出)操作时，其在腔304中形成虚线表示的皮肤突起334。突起334将阀310的板314向上推压，以调节腔中的真空级别和突起334幅度。
图3B示出了施用器300处在这样的状态，即突起334已经达到了期望的幅度。垫圈318关闭了真空通道330。突起334维持其幅度一段时间，直到空气泄露到腔304中，从而弹簧326产生的维持板314与突起334永久接触的力向下推动板314和阀310的与其关联的元件。这使得腔304与真空源(未示出)连通。施用器300设有相对大的边缘342，以使得施用器能够容易在表面皮肤/组织332表面上移动和牢固接触皮肤/组织。
已知美容和医疗皮肤处理通常伴随着向经受处理的皮肤表面涂布胶质材料。涂布胶质材料的目的可包括改进与皮肤之间的电接触，改进超声向皮肤的耦合，和容易将施用器在皮肤上移动。施予真空力可能导致施加在皮肤上的胶质材料被吸入真空系统中。胶质材料可能阻碍真空系统的正确操作，可能会将胶质材料沉积在不希望的位置和施用器元件上。胶质材料随时间而硬化，甚至可能损伤真空泵。施用器300配备有胶质防护件342，其尺寸设置成紧密配合于施用器300的内部横截面尺寸。在一个实施方式中，胶质防护件342是可再用部件，其应当在每次有胶质材料聚集在其上之后都进行清洁。在另一实施方式中，胶质防护件342是易更换的一次性部件。一次性胶质防护件342可以包括导向件322和带有挡环318的推杆324，以进一步简化胶质防护件更换。应当理解，其它施用器构造是可行的，包括两个以上的导向件，不同的阀和垫圈位置和结构。
本发明施用器的用途之一是用于RF皮肤处理。图4是本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示，其被配置成施加RF能至皮肤突起。施用器400包括一或多个RF电极404，其内置于壳体412的壁408中，或靠近壳体412的壁408安置。RF能发生器416提供RF能至电极404。RF能典型地频率为0.5-10MHz，功率为0.5-50.0J/cm2，并且可能以脉冲或连续模式引入到皮肤。
在任何基于RF的美容和医疗处理中，向对象的皮肤施予RF的安全性都是最重要要求。电极404和突起334之间的牢固接触确保能量向皮肤良好地传输，避免在电极上形成热斑，以及其它负面作用。这种接触状态仅存在于当皮肤突起334完全充填腔424的情况下。检测突起幅度(或状态)可提供反馈至控制器462，该控制器控制RF发生器416将RF向电极404供应。当组织充满腔时，这样的″突起检测器(或传感器)″向控制系统462发送信号，以便执行安全的能量施加。在一个实施方式中，示于图4，突起传感器基于LED 446和光检测器448之间的光路，当板314被突起334向上推起时，光路的连续性被销444打断。还可以使用机械、电阻、电容、电感传感器或任何其它类型的适于直接或附注检测突起幅度的传感器。光学传感器以及皮肤松弛度传感器可被安置在腔424内。
泵420在腔424中产生大约-0.1巴至-0.9巴的负压。负压或真空将皮肤或组织332吸入腔424中以形成皮肤突起334。随着皮肤突起334变大，其占据腔424的体积增大，并且在腔中以均匀的方式展开。突起展开使得皮肤332能够与电极404牢固接触。突起334向上推压板314以使得垫圈318接触真空连通通道的表面338，以断开与泵420的真空连通。当腔424中的负压下降时，举例而言，由于空气泄露，突起334减小或消退。弹簧326将板314和垫圈318向下推压离开表面338，并且使得真空泵420再次与腔424连通而从其抽取空气。
当皮肤突起334和电极404之间的牢固接触被建立后，控制器462接通RF发生器416，并且RF能被供应至皮肤332的目标体积452。虚线456示意性表示RF在皮肤突起334上感应的电流。该电流加热目标组织体积452并且实现期望的处理效果，这可能是身体塑形、皮肤张紧和年轻化、胶原纤维收缩、除皱以及其它美容皮肤处理效果。通过监视电极404之间的皮肤阻抗，可在处理过程中检测电极404和皮肤突起334之间的恰当接触，如公开于本受让人的美国专利No.6,889,090。在处理开始时皮肤阻抗越底，电极404和形成突起334的皮肤432之间的接触越好。
利用RF感应电流升高皮肤温度，导致阻抗的变化。监视皮肤阻抗，可实现跟踪皮肤上的温度分布，从而处理中的各种参数可被确定，以使得能够使得处理最优化。这些参数可包括，举例而言，RF施加于皮肤的时间，RF能的脉冲宽度，RF能的频率，RF能的功率，冷却皮肤和施予RF能之间的时间延迟。
其它已知的阻抗监视方法也可采用。施用器400可包含附加的用于温度监视、皮肤和电极冷却的装置，用于照明经受处理的皮肤区段的照明装置，以及其它可能在特定的皮肤处理中要求采用的装置。RF发生器416、真空泵420以及其它控制和辅助单元，例如冷却流体泵，阻抗测量电路，出于简化揭示的目的未示出的线路和管件，可被布置在公共的控制器462封装内。
应当指出，突起传感器可被用于其它目的，而非简单地用作安全特征来防止不希望出现的能量施加至局部突起的情形。例如，如后面解释，通过测量启动真空和突起达到期望的幅度时的时间之间的时间段，传感器可被用于确定出组织特性特别是组织松弛度。(本申请中偶尔使用的术语“组织柔顺度”和“组织松弛度”具有相同的意义。)
通过实验已经发现，突起形成的时间与处理对象组织松弛度和结构相关。图5是具有不同松弛度的组织的突起形成时间的示意性图示。数字500表示特定处理期望的突起幅度。在其它条件都相同的状态下，线504和时间t1表示相对高松弛度组织的突起形成。线508和512和时间t2和t3表示比线504所示的组织僵硬(更刚性)的组织的突起形成，线512和t3表示最僵硬组织的突起形成。举例而言，高松弛度组织的突起形成时间为大约20毫秒至200毫秒。僵硬(刚性)组织的突起形成时间为大约1200毫秒至2000毫秒。得知突起形成时间时的能够为每种组织类型选择适宜的组织处理参数。处理参数可基于突起形成时间被手工设置，或者，在控制器中包括反馈回路，其从LED 446和传感器448(图4)读取时间，并且使用反馈的至少一部分来建立组织类型和组织处理参数，从而自动地设置处理参数。
组织松弛度可能是一种很好的指示器，用来指示需要实施组织预处理过程。一些程序可能是按摩或施加热量，以便软化将要经受处理的组织，并且使得其更适合于处理本身。因此这里公开的方法提供了一种诊断工具，用于确定组织硬度和指示最适合于特定组织的处理参数。
图6A和6B，集中称作图6，是本发明施用器的代表性实施方式的示意性图示，其被配置成施加RF和超声能至皮肤区段。施用器600(图6A)类似于施用器400并且附加包括一或多个超声换能器604。换能器604可以是传统类型的，或相位阵列换能器。换能器604可被安置在施用器600的一或两侧，并且，如公开于整体上以引用方式并入本申请的本受让人的美国专利公开文献No.2007/0038156，典型地被聚焦以将能量发送到安置在RF电极404之间并且受该能量作用的相同目标处理体积452(图6B)。施用器600包括LED 446和皮肤突起检测器448，并且可能包含用于温度监视、皮肤和电极冷却的装置，用于照亮经受处理的皮肤区段的照明装置，以及其它可能在特定的皮肤处理中要求采用的装置。
RF发生器420和超声发生器628提供能量至相应的电极和换能器。真空泵416产生形成皮肤突起334的负压。检测皮肤突起幅度(或状态)可能提供反馈至控制器632，该控制器控制RF发生器420供应RF至电极404和超声发生器628供应超声能至换能器604。在操作中，当组织充满腔中时，这样的″突起检测器(或传感器)″向控制系统632发送信号，这是安全地将能量施加到组织中所需要的。突起传感器信号可被用于接通和断开RF发生器420和超声发生器628。这些以及其它控制和辅助单元，例如冷却流体泵，出于简化揭示的目的未示出的线路和管件，可能被布置在公共的控制器632封装内。
图6B是施用器600的横截面图，显示了RF电极404、超声换能器604、换能器604产生的声场迹线620和RF感应的电流迹线624。圆630示意性显示由超声和RF加热的目标体积。
RF和超声能在短时间段内以脉冲或脉冲链(或多个脉冲)的形式施加，以便降低从超声加热的焦点组织体积传导和对流损失的热量。RF和超声能可被同时施加，或者其中一个相对于另一个延迟。
在焦点体积处由RF和超声能源产生的温度和加热时间被选择，以使得实现适宜加热焦点体积，而对周围组织的加热最小化。焦点体积的温度升高有利于施加于该体积的超声的机械作用，并且有助于实现显著的处理效果。
多个实施方式已被描述。然而，可以理解，在不脱离本方法的主旨和范围的前提下，可作出各式各样的修改。因此，其它实施方式也位于权利要求所限定的范围内。

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1.一种用于形成皮肤突起的施用器，所述施用器包括：
壳体，其具有腔，用于在所述腔中接收皮肤区段以使其形成为突起，所述腔与负压源连通；和
受所述突起调节的阀，其安置在所述腔内并且配置成控制与所述负压源的连通。
2.根据权利要求1所述的施用器，其中，所述壳体被构造成在施加负压的状态下将皮肤吸入所述腔中。
3.根据权利要求1所述的施用器，其中，所述阀还包括：
板，其与至少一个导向件相连，所述板配置成由所述突起沿第一方向移动；和
弹簧，其被配置成在第一方向的相反方向上施加力，以当突起消退时促使移动过的板朝向其零位移位置返回。
4.根据权利要求3所述的阀，还包括垫圈，所述垫圈配置成当所述阀被移动至关闭位置时临时密封所述腔。
5.根据权利要求1所述的施用器，还包括突起幅度传感器，并且所述传感器为下面一组中的至少一种：光学传感器，机械传感器，电阻传感器，电容传感器，电感传感器。
6.根据权利要求5所述的施用器，其中，突起幅度传感器是皮肤松弛度传感器。
7.根据权利要求5所述的施用器，其中，突起幅度传感器是开关。
8.根据权利要求1所述的施用器，还包括选自下面一组中的防护件：一次性胶质防护件，可再用胶质防护件。
9.一种形成皮肤突起的方法，所述方法包括：
-将施用器施加于皮肤区段上，施用器具有与负压源连通的腔；
-通过借助于负压的作用将皮肤区段的一部分吸入所述腔中而形成皮肤突起；和
-利用阀调节所述突起的幅度，以控制形成所述突起的负压的级别。
10.根据权利要求9所述的方法，其中，与所述负压源之间的连通通过所述阀实现，所述阀被配置成在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动而控制所述负压的连通。
11.根据权利要求10所述的方法，其中，由突起施加于所述阀的正压力被操作性地用于将所述阀朝向关闭位置移动，从而减弱与所述负压源的连通。
12.根据权利要求10所述的方法，其中，设有所述阀相关联的弹簧，以使得随着所述阀朝向关闭位置移动，弹簧被压缩从而储存将所述阀朝向打开位置移动以增大与所述负压源的连通所需的能量。
13.根据权利要求9所述的方法，其中，所述负压的幅度被限制在不导致在皮肤上产生负面作用的值。
14.根据权利要求9所述的方法，还包括：
-将胶质材料施加至将要经受处理的皮肤区段；和
-通过将一次性胶质防护件附连至施用器而防止胶质材料渗入所述腔中。
15.一种用于皮肤处理的施用器，所述施用器包括：
壳体，其限定出用于接收皮肤区段以使其形成为突起的腔，所述壳体的腔与真空源连通以在所述腔中提供负压，以及安置在所述腔内并被配置成控制与所述负压源的连通的阀；和
一或多个RF电极，其与RF能发生器连通。
16.根据权利要求15所述的施用器，其中，腔中的负压被操作性地用于将皮肤吸入所述腔从而产生突起。
17.根据权利要求15所述的施用器，其中，所述阀还包括：
板，其与至少一个导向件相连，所述板配置成被皮肤的突起移动；和
弹簧，其被配置成当皮肤突起从腔消退时将移动过的板朝向其零位移位置返回。
18.根据权利要求15所述的施用器，还包括至少一个超声换能器。
19.根据权利要求18所述的施用器，其中，所述超声换能器与提供超声能至所述换能器的超声能发生器连通。
20.根据权利要求18所述的施用器，其中，所述超声换能器为下面一组中的至少一种：传统换能器，相位阵列换能器。
21.根据权利要求15所述的施用器，还包括至少一个照明源。
22.根据权利要求15所述的施用器，还包括一次性胶质防护件。
23.一种皮肤处理方法，所述方法包括：
-将施用器安置在皮肤区段上，施用器限定出腔，所述腔被配置成接收皮肤区段的至少一部分，以及安置在所述腔内并且配置成控制与负压源的连通的阀，和与RF能发生器连通的至少一个RF电极；
-通过施加负压将所述皮肤区段的至少一部分吸入腔中而形成皮肤突起，其中，利用所述突起幅度来调节形成所述突起的负压的值；和
-施加RF能至所述皮肤突起。
24.根据权利要求23所述的方法，其中，由皮肤突起施加至所述阀的正压力断开与所述负压源的连通。
25.根据权利要求23所述的方法，其中，RF能以脉冲或连续模式施加于所述皮肤突起。
26.根据权利要求23所述的方法，其中，施加于所述突起的RF能具有足以引起期望的处理效果的功率和频率。
27.根据权利要求23所述的方法，还包括下述步骤：施加超声能至所述皮肤突起。
28.根据权利要求27所述的方法，其中，施加超声能的步骤还包括在所述RF能之前或同时施加超声能至所述皮肤突起。
29.根据权利要求27所述的方法，还包括下述步骤：检测皮肤突起幅度，并且基于检测到的幅度施加信号以接通或断开RF和超声能中的至少一个的施予。
30.根据权利要求23所述的方法，其中，形成皮肤突起的步骤还包括致动所述阀，以便以减少产生对皮肤的负面作用的方式控制所述负压的值。
31.根据权利要求23所述的方法，还包括下述步骤：
-将胶质材料施加至将要经受处理的皮肤区段，和
-通过将一次性胶质防护件附连至施用器而防止胶质材料渗入真空系统。
32.一种组合RF和超声皮肤处理的方法，所述方法包括：
通过施加负压以将所述皮肤的一部分吸入施用器限定的腔中而形成皮肤突起，施用器具有至少一个阀、至少一个RF电极和至少一个超声换能器；
通过随着皮肤突起施加压力于所述阀上而控制负压，以调节所述皮肤突起的幅度；和
施加超声能至所述皮肤突起，以将焦点体积加热至第一温度。
33.根据权利要求32所述的方法，还包括引入RF能以将所述焦点体积加热至足以引起期望的处理效果的第二温度。
34.根据权利要求32所述的方法，还包括确定形成突起所需的时间，以及从所述时间得出期望的皮肤处理参数。
35.根据权利要求32所述的方法，还包括检测突起幅度，并且基于所述幅度施加信号以接通或断开RF和超声能中的至少一个的施加。
36.一种用于皮肤处理的系统，所述系统包括：
-用于形成皮肤突起的施用器，所述施用器自动地调节突起幅度；
-所述施用器还包括：
i)一或多个RF电极；和
ii)一或多个超声换能器；和
iii)突起幅度传感器；和
-控制器，其至少包括真空泵、RF发生器和超声发生器。
37.根据权利要求36所述的系统，其中，所述控制器还包括配置成冷却皮肤的冷却单元，RF电极，和超声换能器。
38.一种保护施用器和与其相关联的真空泵免受胶质材料渗入的方法，所述方法包括：
将一次性胶质防护件插入施用器中；
将多余的胶质材料收集到所述防护件上；和
定期更换所述一次性胶质防护件。
39.一种皮肤松弛度确定方法，所述方法包括：
将施用器施加于皮肤区段上并且产生皮肤突起；
确定皮肤充入施用器限定的腔中所需的时间；和
其中，基于皮肤充入所述腔中所需的时间确定皮肤松弛度。
40.一种皮肤松弛度确定方法，所述方法包括：
将施用器施加于皮肤区段上并且产生皮肤突起；
确定皮肤形成突起所需的时间和突起幅度之间的函数；和
其中，基于皮肤形成突起所需的时间和突起幅度之间的函数的斜度确定皮肤松弛度。
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