Method and apparatus for light-based hair removal

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PATENT NO 8950406
APP PUB NO 20090254068A1
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12203161

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Methods and apparatus for damaging hair follicles using a series of rapidly-delivered low-fluence pulses of coherent or incoherent light are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the pulses of coherent or incoherent light have a wavelength or wavelengths primarily in the range between 750 nm and 1500 nm. In some embodiments, applied electromagnetic radiation comprising the rapidly-delivered low-fluence pulses is effective for concomitantly heating both the sub-dermal layer (i.e. the dermis) of the tissue and the hair follicles. In some embodiments, the thermal damaging of the hair follicles is useful for facilitating hair-removal.

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ALMA LASERS LTDCAESAREA

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Karni, Ziv Kfar Shmaryahu, IL 43 1321
Lepselter, Joseph Nordiya, IL 8 141

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