The present disclosure generally relates to an automated method and system for generating a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a skin structure of a subject. The method comprises: acquiring a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) cross-sectional images of the skin structure, specifically, using optical coherence tomography (OCT) technique; computing a cost for each 2D cross-sectional image based on a cost function, the cost function comprising an edge-based parameter and a non-edge-based parameter; constructing a 3D graph from the 2D cross-sectional images; and determining a minimum-cost closed set from the 3D graph based on the computed costs for the 2D cross-sectional images, wherein the 3D representation of the skin structure is generated from the minimum-cost closed set.

A kit comprising a wearable lamp platform a frame for holding the wearable lamp platform in a fixed orientation spaced from the user's body, an adapter arranged and configured to couple a data acquisition device to the optical lens of the at least one port; and a power source controller electrically coupled to the wearable lamp platform provides a simple and elegant solution to providing economic, at-home skin condition analyses. The wearable lamp platform includes a plurality of treatment lamps arranged and configured to irradiate a portion of a wearer's body, and at least one port extending through the lamp platform from the outer surface to the inner surface. The at least one port has disposed therein an optical lens and a plurality of image-acquisition lamps disposed thereabout. The inner surface of the wearable lamp platform is reflective and is arranged and configured to reflect light scattered by the wearer's body back to the body, and the at least one port and the adapter are arranged and configured to couple in a single operative position.

A method for at-home skin condition analyses includes coupling an adapter to a port of a wearable lamp platform. placing the wearable lamp platform on a portion of a user's body, coupling a data acquisition device to the adapter and activating the data acquisition device to acquire data pertaining to the user's body through the optical lens, analyzing the data pertaining to the user's body, determining a light treatment regimen for the user's body, and applying light treatment to the user's body according to the determined light treatment regimen. The port has disposed therein an optical lens and having a plurality of image image-acquisition lamps disposed thereabout. The image-acquisition lamps are energized by a power source electrically coupled to the wearable lamp platform, and the wearable lamp platform comprises a plurality of treatment lamps arranged and configured to irradiate a portion of a wearer's body.

A device for measuring elasticity of a tissue of an object is disclosed. It comprises a base portion comprising contact means for contacting the tissue. It also comprises a palpation probe for pushing down on the tissue comprising a palpation pen for pushing down the tissue and a force measuring means for determining a palpation force applied to the palpation probe and/or a displacement measuring means for determining a displacement of the palpation pen being representative for a displacement of the tissue. The device also comprises a swiveling handle mounted pivotally to the base portion for positioning the device and for distributing a positioning force along the at least two contact points in a predetermined manner.

An apparatus for obtaining images for use in determining one or more properties of skin of a subject, the apparatus comprising an image sensor unit for generating an image of a skin sample, wherein the skin sample corresponds to an area of skin of the subject within a field of view, FOV, of the image sensor unit when the skin of the subject is spaced a predetermined working distance from the image sensor unit; a first light arrangement comprising one or more light sources for illuminating the skin of the subject; and a second light arrangement comprising one or more light sources for illuminating the skin of the subject. The one or more light sources in the first light arrangement are spaced from the image sensor unit and arranged such that light emitted by the light sources in the first light arrangement that is specularly reflected by a skin sample at the predetermined working distance is incident on the image sensor unit, and the one or more light sources in the second light arrangement are spaced from the image sensor unit and arranged such that light emitted by the light sources in the second light arrangement that is specularly reflected by a skin sample at the predetermined working distance is not incident on the image sensor unit.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a camera, and at least one processor configured to: determine, from an image including a face of a user obtained via the camera, skin information indicating a skin condition of the user, generate control information for controlling a skin-care device to perform care based on the determined skin information and information regarding the skin-care device, and provide the control information to the skin-care device.

One variation of a method includes: accessing a skin type of a user; predicting a first set of locations occupied by the user during a first future time interval; based on historical ultraviolet irradiance data and the first future time interval, calculating a first predicted unprotected ultraviolet radiation exposure of the user during the first future time interval; calculating a maximum allowable ultraviolet radiation exposure for periods within the first future time interval based on the skin type of the user; calculating a first minimum sun protection factor predicted to reduce the first predicted unprotected ultraviolet radiation exposure to less than the maximum allowable ultraviolet radiation exposure; selecting a first sunscreen formula characterized by a first sun protection factor greater than the first minimum sun protection factor; and shipping the first volume of the first sunscreen formula to the user prior to the first future time interval.

Disclosed is a polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography apparatus and control method thereof. According to the polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography apparatus and control method thereof of the present invention, the local phase delay value of each layer of a multiple of layers using Jones matrix for a birefringent material having the multiple of layers where each layers optical axis is random based on a polarized signal detected in an optical detector may be calculated. According to the present invention, a skin aging level can be accurately examined by obtaining an accurate accumulated phase delay value for a multiple of layers of birefringent material having a random optical axis.

There is provided a device (100) for imaging skin. The device (100) comprises a light source (104) configured to emit light to illuminate the skin (102). The light source (104) has a radiation angle in a range from 5 to 40 degrees. The radiation angle is the angle at which an intensity of the light emitted by the light source (104) is half that of a maximum intensity of the light emitted by the light source (104). The device (100) also comprises an imaging sensor (108) configured to detect light reflected from the skin (102) and convert the detected light into an image of the skin (102).

A method of determining a cosmetic skin attribute of a person is provided. The method includes obtaining a color channel image of a person's skin, analyzing the color channel image with a computer using entropy statistics to obtain an entropy value, and then determining a cosmetic skin attribute for the person based on the entropy value.