METHODS OF INCREASING SKIN PERMEABILITY BY TREATMENT WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

Methods of treating tissue with fractional laser radiation are disclosed. The fractional laser treatment methods reversibly increase skin permeability while maintaining a substantially intact stratum corneum and producing alterations within the epidermis and dermis. The alterations in the epidermis...

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Main Authors BEDI VIKRAMADITYA P, HANTASH BASIL M, FRANGINEAS GEORGE, CHAN KIN F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.08.2008
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SURGERY
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Summary:Methods of treating tissue with fractional laser radiation are disclosed. The fractional laser treatment methods reversibly increase skin permeability while maintaining a substantially intact stratum corneum and producing alterations within the epidermis and dermis. The alterations in the epidermis and dermis can include necrosis and/or coagulation. The alterations in the epidermis can include the creation of a plurality of pores in the stratum corneum and/or the creation of vacuoles in the layers of the epidermis below the stratum corneum. The fractional laser treatment methods disclosed herein can be used to provide treatments to the skin, to increase permeation of active substances into or through tissue, to deliver active substances locally or systemically, and to control the delivery of active substances.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070925693