The use of a constant spectrum, Uniform temporal profile intense pulsed light
|
Accession number;06A0281880
|
| Title;The use of a constant spectrum, Uniform temporal profile intense pulsed light |
| Author;
OMI TOKUYA
(Kuinzusukueamedikaruse)
OMI TOKUYA
(Nippon Medical School, JPN)
MARC CLEMENT A.
(Wales Univ., Gbr)
KAWANA SEIJI
(Nippon Medical School, JPN)
|
Journal Title;Aesthetic Dermatol
|
Journal Code:L5200A
|
ISSN:1341-5530
|
|
VOL.16;NO.1;PAGE.32-36(2006)
|
| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, TBL.1, REF.8 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Phototherapy has become the treatment of choice in many areas of medicine. Light can deliver energy to tissue, selectively targeting specific structures in order to induce the desired therapeutic outcome. For the safe and effective removal of unwanted hair, the key optical parameters are wavelength, pulse duration and energy density, and can vary depending on the skin and hair colour. In recent years the use of broad spectrum white light sources has proved to be safe and efficacious in the removal of hair with minimal short-or long-term side-effects. Whilst these highly flexible devices can achieve the desired results, there is scope for improvement. There are two key limitations to these devices, an inability to produce a "true" long pulse matched to the thermal relaxation time of the hair structure and secondly, fluctuations in the output spectrum can lead to ineffective treatment with increased risk of side-effects. This paper describes an alternative approach to producing long pulse, constant spectrum optical pulses along with clinical data showing improved efficacy. (author abst.) |
|
|
|
Related Articles;
|
|
