Patent ID: 8474463
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of improving the appearance of an area of the skin using light from a Nd:YAG laser, said light being delivered through a handpiece, said method comprising the steps of: generating a series of laser pulses from the laser, said laser pulses having a pulse width of between 100 microseconds to one millisecond and a peak power of at least 10 kilowatts and a repetition rate in a range of between approximately 2 Hz and 12 Hz; spacing the handpiece from the surface of the skin; and delivering at least 400 laser pulses to the area of skin to be treated from the handpiece with a spot size on the tissue between 3 mm and 10 mm and with a fluence between 8 J/cm