Claims
- 1. A treatment system for enhancing collagen production on a region of a patient's skin, comprising:
a pulsed radio frequency generator with an operating power of between 1 and 100 W, and with an operating frequency of between 7 MHz and 52 MHz, and with an output pulsewidth of between 1 and 500 millisecond; and a probe that is connected to the pulsed radio frequency generator, the probe including at least two electrodes, wherein the probe is applied to the skin in order to enhance collagen formation on the region of the patient's skin.
- 2. A treatment system as in claim 1, wherein the probe is applied to the region of the patient's skin of less than one square centimeter in size.
- 3. A treatment system as in claim 1, wherein the region of the patient's skin has been previously treated with a water based conductive substance prior to application of the probe to the region of the patient's skin.
- 4. A treatment system as in claim 3, wherein the water based substance includes cogic acid.
- 5. A method for enhancing collagen formation on a region of a patient's skin, comprising:
applying at least one pulse from an radio frequency generator that operates at between 1 and 100 W, a frequency of between 7 and 52 MHz, and a pulsewidth of between 1 and 500 milliseconds; and providing the at least one pulse to the region of the patient's skin by way of a probe connected to the radio frequency generator.
- 6. A method as in claim 5, further comprising:
before the applying step, providing a water based conductive substance on the region of the patient's skin where the probe is to be applied thereto.
- 7. A treatment system as in claim 1, wherein the energy output by the pulsed radio frequency generator is no greater than 4 joule on an area of 0.25 square centimeter, in order to limit thermal damage to the collagen, thus enabling regeneration of the collagen and wrinkle reduction on the region of the patient's skin.
- 8. A treatment system as in claim 1, wherein the probe has at least four electrodes for treatment of a skin region greater than 2 square centimeters.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/361,407, filed Jul. 27, 1999, which is entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SKIN BROWN SPOT REMOVAL.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09361407 |
Jul 1999 |
US |
Child |
09822271 |
Apr 2001 |
US |