| US 7,613,523 B2 | ||
| Aesthetic thermal sculpting of skin | ||
| Philip E. Eggers, Dublin, Ohio (US); Annette Campbell-White, Oakland, Calif. (US); and Bryant A. Toth, San Francisco, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Apsara Medical Corporation, San Mateo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/298,420. | ||
| Application 11/298420 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/733970, filed on Dec. 11, 2003, granted, now 7,048,756. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/677955, filed on May 05, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0095103 A1, May 04, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—103 [128/898; 607/113] | 50 Claims |
| 1. The method for effecting a controlled shrinkage of collagen within the dermis of skin comprising the steps:
(a) determining a skin region for shrinkage;
(b) providing one or more heater implants controllable to provide a heating output and dimensioned for location at dermis
substantially only between epidermis and subcutaneous tissue;
(c) determining the extent of collagen shrinkage to be effected at said skin region;
(d) determining one or more heating channel locations along said skin region;
(e) determining a target temperature to be developed within the dermis at said heating channels to achieve said extent of
collagen shrinkage with a developed collagen matrix having tensile strength integrity effective to support neocollagenisis;
(f) locating said one or more heater implants in thermal treatment relationship with dermis along said one or more heating
channel locations;
(g) controllably effecting a heating of said one or more heater implants to said target temperature or temperatures; and
(h) monitoring the extent of collagen shrinkage.
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