Application of UV to collagen for altering length and properties of tissue
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May 18, 2004
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Dec 12, 2002
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Jun 7, 2002
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The present invention relates to the structural modification of human tissue comprising collagen by irradiation of tissue with UV photons. The present invention discloses methods of altering the structural and mechanical properties of the tissue by treatment of the tissue with thermal energy and/or UV photons. The present invention further discloses an apparatus for the treatment of tissues with thermal energy and/or UV photons.
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