Methods for treating skin laxity

摘要

A method and system for ultrasound treatment of skin laxity are provided. Methods and systems can include ultrasound imaging of the region of interest for localization of the treatment area, delivering ultrasound energy at a depth and pattern to achieve the desired therapeutic effects, and/or monitoring the treatment area to assess the results and/or provide feedback. The exemplary treatment method and system can be configured for producing arrays of sub-millimeter and larger zones of thermal ablation to treat the epidermal, superficial dermal, mid-dermal and deep dermal components of tissue.

主权项

1. A method of treating skin laxity, comprising:
imaging a treatment area under a skin surface, the treatment area comprising a combination of a muscle tissue and any one or more of the group consisting of: an epidermal tissue, a superficial dermal tissue, a mid-dermal tissue, a deep dermal tissue, and an adipose tissue; delivering ultrasound energy with an ultrasound transducer through the skin surface to cause thermal lesions to the treatment area; and using a motion mechanism to move the ultrasound transducer within a probe to form a plurality of thermal foci to create the lesions along a line in the treatment area wherein the ultrasound transducer is coupled to the motion mechanism within the probe, thereby treating skin laxity in the skin surface.