Margaret Ruth Horton,Martin Jurna,Jonathan Alambra Palero
申请号：
US14397881
公开号：
US20150133906A1
申请日:
2013.07.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A method of treating a skin tissue area (3) having a skin surface (5) is provided. The method comprises the steps of: deforming the skin tissue area into a deformed shape comprising a plurality of folds (17) in the skin tissue area； arranging radiofrequency electrodes (13) in contact with the skin surface on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area； and, while maintaining the skin tissue area in said deformed shape, providing a spatially continuous radiofrequency energy flow between the radiofrequency electrodes on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area through the deformed skin tissue area, thereby heating at least a portion (19) of the deformed skin tissue area； and releasing the skin tissue area from said deformed shape, thereby deforming said heated portion (19) into a wave-shaped zone of heated skin tissue having a depth relative to the skin surface that varies between a minimum and a maximum value in a direction between said opposite sides. Accordingly, an apparatus for treating a skin tissue area (3) is provided.
