Disclosed are methods and devices suitable for transdermally killing adipocytes in a subcutaneous fat layer of a human subject.

A laser system includes a base unit having a power source. A hand-held applicator is connected with the base unit configured to engage biological tissue for treatment. Position detection structure is associated with the applicator for determining a position of the applicator relative to the engaged biological tissue. A laser source generates a laser beam. A cooling system provides a cooling agent to the biological tissue during treatment. A processor circuit is connected with the position detection structure, the laser source and the cooling system. Based on data received from the position detection structure, the processor circuit triggers application of the cooling agent to the treated biological tissue, or triggers application of the cooling agent to the treated biological tissue, followed by a time delay, and then triggers the laser source.

A self-contained, hyperthermic conditioning unit and selectively controllable environment for exercising. The unit comprises a base portion having a bed therein and a removable cover connected to the base portion to enclose a personal compartment within the unit. One or more heating elements provide heat to the personal compartment and one more pieces of physical exercise equipment are provided within the personal compartment.

An unattended approach can increase the reproducibility and safety of the treatment as the chance of over/under treating of a certain area is significantly decreased. On the other hand, unattended treatment of uneven or rugged areas can be challenging in terms of maintaining proper distance or contact with the treated tissue, mostly on areas which tend to differ from patient to patient (e.g. facial area). Delivering energy via a system of active elements embedded in a flexible pad adhesively attached to the skin offers a possible solution. The unattended approach may include delivery of multiple energies to enhance a visual appearance.

An unattended approach can increase the reproducibility and safety of the treatment as the chance of over/under treating of a certain area is significantly decreased. On the other hand, unattended treatment of uneven or rugged areas can be challenging in terms of maintaining proper distance or contact with the treated tissue, mostly on areas which tend to differ from patient to patient (e.g. facial area). Delivering energy via a system of active elements embedded in a flexible pad adhesively attached to the skin offers a possible solution. The unattended approach may include delivering of multiple energies to enhance a visual appearance.

Dermatological systems and methods for providing a therapeutic laser treatment using a handpiece providing contact cooling of the skin and contact sensing to ensure proper contact between therapeutic laser and the contact cooling element and skin of the patient.

Provided herein is a multifunctional aesthetic system including a housing, an electromagnetic array situated in the housing and having one or more electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sources, a controller in electronic communication with the array to operate the one or more of the EMR sources to direct the EMR beam to a treatment area, and one or more sensors in electronic communication with the controller for providing feedback to the controller based on defined parameters to allow the controller to adjust at least one operating condition of the multifunctional system in response to the feedback.

Systems and method relate to administering phototherapy. A device includes a hollow structure having at least a first open end. The hollow structure includes a rotatable member, one or more coherent light generators, and, for each coherent light generator, one or more lenses or mirrors optically connected to the coherent light generator and configured to alter at least one aspect of a beam of coherent light. The device further includes a processing circuit including a processor and a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to accept an input from an operator and generate one or more beams of coherent light according to a plurality of settings configured to produce a therapeutic effect at a targeted treatment site. Additionally, the rotatable member is configured to be rotated to direct the one or more beams of coherent light to the targeted treatment site.

A method and apparatus irradiates a surface with at least one pulsed light beam emitted from an emission surface of an optical element. The at least one pulsed light beam comprises a plurality of pulses having a temporal pulsewidth in a range between about 0.1 millisecond and about 150 seconds. The at least one pulsed light beam has a beam cross-sectional area at the emission surface greater than about 2 cm.sup.2 and a time-averaged irradiance in a range between about 1 mW/cm.sup.2 and about 100W/cm.sup.2.

The present invention relates to a radiation-emitting device (100), comprising at least one radiation source (110) configured to emit radiation of at least one wavelength towards a target (190) or towards a subject (192); at least one space or surface (140) configured to place the target (190) or the subject (192) therein or thereon; at least one means (185) configured to control the at last one radiation source's radiation emission towards the target (190) or towards the subject (192); wherein the radiation-emitting device (100) further comprises: at least one dual heating or cooling system (170) configured to heat or to cool the at least one space or surface (140) and comprising a Peltier device (171), said Peltier device (171) comprising at least two cuboids (172, 172′) made of two semiconductor materials having different electron densities, said at least two cuboids (172, 172′) being placed thermally in parallel to each other and electrically in series, interconnected with thermally conducting metal bridging plates (173, 173′) and sandwiched between a non-conducting material reduced temperature cover plate (174) and a non-conducting material elevated temperature cover plate (174′) and configured to be supplied with DC electric current via electrical connections (179); at least one first heat exchanger (175) thermally connected as a heat source to the Peltier device's (171) reduced temperature cover plate (174); at least one second heat exchanger (176) thermally connected as a heat sink to the Peltier device's (171) elevated temperature cover plate (174′); at least one fan or fan assembly (177, 178) configured to cause environmental air to flow along the at least one heat exchanger (175, 176); at least one nozzle (180) configured to pass and direct the environmental air flow having passed the at least one first and/or second heat exchanger (175, 176) and heated or cooled towards the at least one space or surface (140) configured to place the target (190) or the subject (192) therein or thereon; and at least one means (181) configured to control the DC electric current supply to the Peltier device (171). The invention also relates to a dual heating or cooling system, to the use of the dual heating or cooling system in a radiation-emitting device and a method of alternatingly heating or cooling areas or parts of a radiation-emitting device (100) before, during or after a radiation-emitting o