Method for dermatology therapies in combination with low level laser treatments
The present invention is a method for promoting faster wound healing and alleviating pain during and after various dermatology-related treatments. The method comprises using low level laser therapy in conjunction with dermatological treatments including intense pulsed light, radio frequency, dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, chemabrasion, chemical peels, ablative lasers, and cryogenics.
1 . A method for treating skin comprising:
a) treating skin with a dermatological therapy to repair defects; and
b) applying low-level laser light to the skin that is treated.
2 . The method of claim 1 in which treating the skin is invasive.
3 . The method of claim 2 in which treating the dermatological therapy is one or more of:
a) intense pulsed light;
b) radio frequency;
c) dermabrasion;
d) microdermabrasion;
e) chemabrasion;
f) chemical peel;
g) ablative laser; or
h) cryogenics.
4 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs prior to the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
5 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs during the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
6 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs after the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
7 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs prior to and during the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
8 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs during and after the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
9 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs prior to and after the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
10 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light occurs prior to, during and after the treating skin with a dermatological treatment.
11 . The method of claim 1 in which applying the low-level laser light is accomplished with a laser device comprising:
a) a plurality of laser energy sources for generating a plurality of laser beams;
b) a wand from which the laser beams emit, the wand being capable of being retained in a hand of a user and freely moved relative to the surface of the skin of a patient; and
c) an optical arrangement attached to the wand for receiving the laser beams and for transforming each of the laser beams into a desired spot shape.
12 . The method according to claim 11 wherein at least two of the laser beams are emitted simultaneously.
13 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising a controller for independently controlling the generation of laser energy by each of the plurality of laser energy sources.
14 . The method according to claim 11 wherein each of the laser energy sources is less than one watt.
15 . The method according to claim 11 wherein at least one of the laser energy sources is a semiconductor diode.
16 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the laser energy source generates a laser beam having a wavelength in the visible range.
17 . The method according to claim 11 wherein at least one of the spot shapes is substantially linear.
18 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising a first laser beam having a first spot shape and a second laser beam having a second spot shape wherein the first spot shape is substantially linear and the second spot shape is circular.
19 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising a control circuit for controlling the pulse width of each laser beam.
20 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the pulse width of at least one of the laser beams is such that the laser light emitted is substantially continuous.