Patent ID: 6096029
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Method of increasing skin tone and reducing wrinkles, comprising the steps ofa. contacting a patient's skin with an optically transmissive contact element,b. transmitting laser energy at wavelengths from about 800 nanometers to about 1.79 microns from a laser energy source to the patient's skin through the contact element,c. focusing the laser energy to a location below the epidermis of the patient's skin to achieve a spot size of between about 2 mm and about 5 mm in diameter and an energy fluence of not less than 100 J/cm.sup.2, andd. maintaining the contact element in contact with the patient's skin and applying laser energy to the skin for a period of time sufficient to cause photocoagulation of the dermis of the patient's skin while avoiding damage to the epidermis.