SKIN SURFACE PEELING PROCESS USING LASER.

摘要

A process for the removal of superficial epidermal skin cells (1) in the human skin. A contaminant (6) having a high absorption at at least one wavelength of light is topically applied to the surface of the skin. Some of the contaminant is forced to infiltrate into spaces between the superficial epidermal cells. The skin section is illuminated with short laser pulses (7) at the above wavelength, with at least one of the pulses having sufficient energy to cause some of the particles to explode, tearing off the superficial skin cells. In a preferred embodiment 1 micron graphite particles and a Nd:YAG laser are used.