Patent ID: 8915906
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for diminishing laxity of an area of abdominal post-partum skin, comprising: identifying an area of abdominal post-partum skin having excess laxity to be treated; generating a broadband spectrum of near infrared electromagnetic radiation with a filament light source, said broadband spectrum continuously covering a range of at least 1050 nm to 1850 nm; filtering out radiation from the broadband spectrum below 1050 nm and above 1850 nm to produce a spectrum having a wavelength band consisting essentially of radiation covering 1050 nm and 1850 nm; and exposing a sub-area of the area of abdominal post-partum skin to the filtered electromagnetic radiation, wherein the exposure of filtered electromagnetic radiation is for a time period between 1.2 seconds and 5 seconds and has a fluence between 10 and 50 joules/cm