DETERMINING WHETHER HAIRS ON AN AREA OF SKIN HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH A LIGHT PULSE

According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for use with a treatment device. The treatment device is configured to apply a light pulse to skin of a subject to perform a treatment operation to hairs on the skin. The apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to receive one or more im...

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Main Authors BROUWER, Jan, HEINRICH, Adrienne, HAMEETMAN, Cornelis, Willem, FERNANDO, Shakith, Devinda, VAN BREE, Karl, Catharina, MASCULO, Felipe, Maia, KOOIJMAN, Gerben
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 20.03.2024
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for use with a treatment device. The treatment device is configured to apply a light pulse to skin of a subject to perform a treatment operation to hairs on the skin. The apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to receive one or more images of a first area of the skin from an imaging unit, wherein the imaging unit is arranged to obtain images of the skin of the subject; process the one or more images to determine whether the hairs on the first area of the skin have been treated with a light pulse based on a degree of at least one of carbonization and curling of the hairs on the first area of the skin as shown in the one or more images; and output a first signal indicating whether the hairs on the first area of skin have been treated with a light pulse.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200764113