GB2335603A - Skin enhancement using laser light - Google Patents

Skin enhancement using laser light

Info

Publication number
GB2335603A
GB2335603A GB9917284A GB9917284A GB2335603A GB 2335603 A GB2335603 A GB 2335603A GB 9917284 A GB9917284 A GB 9917284A GB 9917284 A GB9917284 A GB 9917284A GB 2335603 A GB2335603 A GB 2335603A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
skin
hair
laser light
section
methods
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GB9917284A
Other versions
GB2335603B (en
GB9917284D0 (en
Inventor
Zhong-Quan Zhao
Vladimir G Kolinko
Nikolai J Tankovich
Kurt A Dasse
Paul W Fairchild
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Thermolase Corp
Original Assignee
Thermolase Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Thermolase Corp filed Critical Thermolase Corp
Publication of GB9917284D0 publication Critical patent/GB9917284D0/en
Publication of GB2335603A publication Critical patent/GB2335603A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2335603B publication Critical patent/GB2335603B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B18/203—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser applying laser energy to the outside of the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00026—Conductivity or impedance, e.g. of tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2017/22082—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for after introduction of a substance
    • A61B2017/22085—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for after introduction of a substance light-absorbing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00011—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids
    • A61B2018/00023—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids closed, i.e. without wound contact by the fluid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00452—Skin
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00452—Skin
    • A61B2018/00476—Hair follicles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M37/00—Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
    • A61M2037/0007—Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin having means for enhancing the permeation of substances through the epidermis, e.g. using suction or depression, electric or magnetic fields, sound waves or chemical agents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M37/00—Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
    • A61M37/0092—Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic vibrations, e.g. phonophoresis

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Medicinal Preparation (AREA)

Abstract

Methods of applying laser light to the skin, and apparatus therefor, include methods for removing hair, for bleaching hair, for transdermal drug delivery, for sensing a body function, for skin tightening, and for imaging subsurface structures are described. The hair removal methods and the hair bleaching methods include infiltrating a transparent fluid with an index of refraction greater than that of skin tissue into hair ducts to help transmit the laser light down the hair ducts. The transdermal drug delivery and body function sensing methods include exfoliating layers of the stratum comeum from a section of skin with laser light. A transdermal drug delivery patch can be placed over the exfoliated skin section, or an electrical sensor can be placed over the exfoliated skin section. The skin tightening method includes implanting a light absorbing material in the dermis of a section of skin and illuminating the skin section to disturb the dermis in such a way as to cause a healing reaction that forms more collagen fibers. The imaging system includes a confocal microscope that has been adapted to view only a time-gated portion of laser light reflected from the skin.
GB9917284A 1997-12-05 1997-12-05 Skin enhancement using laser light Expired - Fee Related GB2335603B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1997/022347 WO1999029243A1 (en) 1997-12-05 1997-12-05 Skin enhancement using laser light

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB9917284D0 GB9917284D0 (en) 1999-09-22
GB2335603A true GB2335603A (en) 1999-09-29
GB2335603B GB2335603B (en) 2002-12-04

Family

ID=22262215

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9917284A Expired - Fee Related GB2335603B (en) 1997-12-05 1997-12-05 Skin enhancement using laser light

Country Status (3)

Country Link
AU (1) AU3908099A (en)
GB (1) GB2335603B (en)
WO (1) WO1999029243A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (59)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1180053A4 (en) * 1999-05-17 2006-11-08 Kevin S Marchitto Remote and local controlled delivery of pharmaceutical compounds using electromagnetic energy
EP2316372A1 (en) * 2000-01-25 2011-05-04 Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. Method and apparatus for medical treatment utilizing long duration electromagnetic radiation
EP1539013A4 (en) 2002-06-19 2005-09-21 Palomar Medical Tech Inc Method and apparatus for treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous conditions
US7309335B2 (en) * 2003-12-31 2007-12-18 Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. Dermatological treatment with visualization
US7856985B2 (en) 2005-04-22 2010-12-28 Cynosure, Inc. Method of treatment body tissue using a non-uniform laser beam
US7586957B2 (en) 2006-08-02 2009-09-08 Cynosure, Inc Picosecond laser apparatus and methods for its operation and use
FR2924597B1 (en) * 2007-12-10 2014-06-13 Oreal PROCESS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBERS HAVING THEIR EXPOSURE TO LOW-LIFE LIGHT PULSES
US9919168B2 (en) 2009-07-23 2018-03-20 Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. Method for improvement of cellulite appearance
US10278677B2 (en) 2011-01-28 2019-05-07 The General Hospital Corporation Apparatus and method for tissue biopsy
KR101926752B1 (en) 2011-01-28 2018-12-07 더 제너럴 하스피탈 코포레이션 Method and appartaus for skin resurfacing
EP2667801B1 (en) 2011-01-28 2019-01-16 The General Hospital Corporation Method and apparatus for discontinuous dermabrasion
PT2734249T (en) 2011-07-21 2018-11-13 Massachusetts Gen Hospital Apparatus for damage and removal of fat
KR102342629B1 (en) 2012-04-18 2021-12-22 싸이노슈어, 엘엘씨 Picosecond laser apparatus and methods for treating target tissues with same
WO2014079478A1 (en) 2012-11-20 2014-05-30 Light In Light Srl High speed laser processing of transparent materials
US9701564B2 (en) 2013-01-15 2017-07-11 Corning Incorporated Systems and methods of glass cutting by inducing pulsed laser perforations into glass articles
EP2754524B1 (en) 2013-01-15 2015-11-25 Corning Laser Technologies GmbH Method of and apparatus for laser based processing of flat substrates being wafer or glass element using a laser beam line
CA2900505C (en) 2013-02-20 2023-10-24 Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Methods and devices for skin tightening
EP3751684A1 (en) 2013-03-15 2020-12-16 Cynosure, Inc. Picosecond optical radiation systems and methods of use
EP2781296B1 (en) 2013-03-21 2020-10-21 Corning Laser Technologies GmbH Device and method for cutting out contours from flat substrates using a laser
AU2014306273B2 (en) 2013-08-09 2019-07-11 Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Methods and apparatuses for skin treatment using non-thermal tissue ablation
US10442719B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2019-10-15 Corning Incorporated Edge chamfering methods
US9701563B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2017-07-11 Corning Incorporated Laser cut composite glass article and method of cutting
US10293436B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2019-05-21 Corning Incorporated Method for rapid laser drilling of holes in glass and products made therefrom
US9687936B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2017-06-27 Corning Incorporated Transparent material cutting with ultrafast laser and beam optics
US20150165560A1 (en) 2013-12-17 2015-06-18 Corning Incorporated Laser processing of slots and holes
US11556039B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2023-01-17 Corning Incorporated Electrochromic coated glass articles and methods for laser processing the same
US9850160B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2017-12-26 Corning Incorporated Laser cutting of display glass compositions
US9676167B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2017-06-13 Corning Incorporated Laser processing of sapphire substrate and related applications
US9815730B2 (en) 2013-12-17 2017-11-14 Corning Incorporated Processing 3D shaped transparent brittle substrate
EP3082897A4 (en) 2013-12-19 2017-07-26 Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Methods and devices for manipulating subdermal fat
TWI730945B (en) 2014-07-08 2021-06-21 美商康寧公司 Methods and apparatuses for laser processing materials
US10526234B2 (en) 2014-07-14 2020-01-07 Corning Incorporated Interface block; system for and method of cutting a substrate being transparent within a range of wavelengths using such interface block
US9617180B2 (en) 2014-07-14 2017-04-11 Corning Incorporated Methods and apparatuses for fabricating glass articles
US10335902B2 (en) 2014-07-14 2019-07-02 Corning Incorporated Method and system for arresting crack propagation
US10611667B2 (en) 2014-07-14 2020-04-07 Corning Incorporated Method and system for forming perforations
EP3169477B1 (en) 2014-07-14 2020-01-29 Corning Incorporated System for and method of processing transparent materials using laser beam focal lines adjustable in length and diameter
KR102670286B1 (en) 2014-11-14 2024-05-30 사이트렐리스 바이오시스템즈, 인크. Devices and methods for ablation of the skin
US10047001B2 (en) 2014-12-04 2018-08-14 Corning Incorporated Glass cutting systems and methods using non-diffracting laser beams
WO2016115017A1 (en) 2015-01-12 2016-07-21 Corning Incorporated Laser cutting of thermally tempered substrates using the multi photon absorption method
US11773004B2 (en) 2015-03-24 2023-10-03 Corning Incorporated Laser cutting and processing of display glass compositions
CN107666983B (en) 2015-03-27 2020-10-02 康宁股份有限公司 Venetian window and method for manufacturing the same
CN107835794A (en) 2015-07-10 2018-03-23 康宁股份有限公司 The method of continuous manufacturing hole and product related to this in flexible substrate plate
AU2017245174A1 (en) 2016-03-29 2018-10-04 Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Devices and methods for cosmetic skin resurfacing
SG11201809797PA (en) 2016-05-06 2018-12-28 Corning Inc Laser cutting and removal of contoured shapes from transparent substrates
US10410883B2 (en) 2016-06-01 2019-09-10 Corning Incorporated Articles and methods of forming vias in substrates
US10794679B2 (en) 2016-06-29 2020-10-06 Corning Incorporated Method and system for measuring geometric parameters of through holes
KR20190035805A (en) 2016-07-29 2019-04-03 코닝 인코포레이티드 Apparatus and method for laser processing
JP2019532908A (en) 2016-08-30 2019-11-14 コーニング インコーポレイテッド Laser cutting of materials with an intensity mapping optical system
WO2018057630A1 (en) 2016-09-21 2018-03-29 Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. Devices and methods for cosmetic skin resurfacing
CN113399816B (en) 2016-09-30 2023-05-16 康宁股份有限公司 Apparatus and method for laser machining transparent workpieces using non-axisymmetric beam spots
WO2018081031A1 (en) 2016-10-24 2018-05-03 Corning Incorporated Substrate processing station for laser-based machining of sheet-like glass substrates
US10752534B2 (en) 2016-11-01 2020-08-25 Corning Incorporated Apparatuses and methods for laser processing laminate workpiece stacks
US10688599B2 (en) 2017-02-09 2020-06-23 Corning Incorporated Apparatus and methods for laser processing transparent workpieces using phase shifted focal lines
US10580725B2 (en) 2017-05-25 2020-03-03 Corning Incorporated Articles having vias with geometry attributes and methods for fabricating the same
US11078112B2 (en) 2017-05-25 2021-08-03 Corning Incorporated Silica-containing substrates with vias having an axially variable sidewall taper and methods for forming the same
US10626040B2 (en) 2017-06-15 2020-04-21 Corning Incorporated Articles capable of individual singulation
US11554984B2 (en) 2018-02-22 2023-01-17 Corning Incorporated Alkali-free borosilicate glasses with low post-HF etch roughness
AU2019225242B2 (en) 2018-02-26 2023-08-10 Cynosure, Llc Q-switched cavity dumped sub-nanosecond laser
KR102539853B1 (en) * 2021-03-23 2023-06-07 (주)심플스틱 Laser enhancer composition for improving spots, wrinkles, elasticity, pores and acne

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5486172A (en) * 1989-05-30 1996-01-23 Chess; Cyrus Apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions
WO1996023447A1 (en) * 1995-02-01 1996-08-08 The General Hospital Corporation Hair removal using optical pulses
WO1997022384A1 (en) * 1995-12-18 1997-06-26 Laser Industries Ltd. Hair removal by selective photothermolysis with an alexandrite laser
EP0827716A2 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-11 ESC Medical Systems Ltd. Device for cooling skin during laser treatment

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3834391A (en) 1973-01-19 1974-09-10 Block Carol Ltd Method and apparatus for photoepilation
US4388924A (en) 1981-05-21 1983-06-21 Weissman Howard R Method for laser depilation
US4792341A (en) 1986-06-19 1988-12-20 Clairol Incorporated Hair photobleaching
GB8924581D0 (en) * 1989-11-01 1989-12-20 Pa Consulting Services Bleaching of hair
US5059192A (en) 1990-04-24 1991-10-22 Nardo Zaias Method of hair depilation
US5226907A (en) 1991-10-29 1993-07-13 Tankovich Nikolai I Hair removal device and method
US5423803A (en) 1991-10-29 1995-06-13 Thermotrex Corporation Skin surface peeling process using laser
US5425728A (en) 1991-10-29 1995-06-20 Tankovich; Nicolai I. Hair removal device and method

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5486172A (en) * 1989-05-30 1996-01-23 Chess; Cyrus Apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions
WO1996023447A1 (en) * 1995-02-01 1996-08-08 The General Hospital Corporation Hair removal using optical pulses
WO1997022384A1 (en) * 1995-12-18 1997-06-26 Laser Industries Ltd. Hair removal by selective photothermolysis with an alexandrite laser
EP0827716A2 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-11 ESC Medical Systems Ltd. Device for cooling skin during laser treatment

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2335603B (en) 2002-12-04
WO1999029243A1 (en) 1999-06-17
AU3908099A (en) 1999-06-28
GB9917284D0 (en) 1999-09-22

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2335603A (en) Skin enhancement using laser light
US6861250B1 (en) Tissue dissecting board assembly
EP2111251B1 (en) Devices for generation of subsurface micro-disruptions for biomedical applications
AU3197295A (en) Patch, controller, and method for the photodynamic therapy of a dermal lesion
AU2011285593B2 (en) Devices for harvesting a skin graft
US10543123B2 (en) Devices and methods for generation of subsurface micro-disruptions for opthalmic surgery and opthalmic applications
Brodland et al. Depths of chemexfoliation induced by various concentrations and application techniques of trichloroacetic acid in a porcine model
Mutalik et al. Surgical management of stable vitiligo: a review with personal experience
MXPA02011416A (en) Combination sis and vacuum bandage and method.
CA2287715A1 (en) Medical instrument for treating biological tissue
EP1045717A4 (en) Enhancing optical transparency of biological tissue
ATE291374T1 (en) SYSTEM FOR REMOVING EXTENDED SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
EP1430850A3 (en) Device and method for treating skin
BR9607287A (en) Melanin polymer process to obtain the same and process to produce a natural-looking tan on the skin of mammals
WO2000048644A3 (en) Systems and methods for shrinking collagen in the dermis
DK0447318T3 (en) Composition for cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical treatment of the upper layers of the epidermis by topical application to the skin and similar method of preparation
NO981307D0 (en) System for mechanical inoculation of hair roots in skin
AU3689595A (en) Device for use in the laser treatment of biological tissue (variants thereof)
CA2387446A1 (en) Laser system for improved transbarrier therapeutic radiation delivery
CA2265906A1 (en) System for delivery of drugs by transport
ATE179087T1 (en) PROCESS FOR PEELING THE SKIN SURFACE USING LASER
NZ334190A (en) Method for improved selectivity in photo-activation of molecular agents
DE602005025688D1 (en) METHOD FOR MONITORING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE, IN PARTICULAR HUMAN SKIN
Park et al. Acellular dermal matrix to treat full thickness skin defects: follow-up subjective and objective skin quality assessments
EP1716886A1 (en) Equipment and method for reducing and eliminating wrinkles in the skin

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20061205