METHOD FOR EXERTING CURATIVE EFFECT UPON PIGMENTARY TUMORS AND TATTOOS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: cosmetology; dermatology; elimination of tattoos; treatment of benign pigmentary lesions of skin. SUBSTANCE: patient's skin is subjected to irradiation by train of successively emitted gigantic laser pulses, pulse energies ranging from 1 to 1000 mJ, each pulse duration being 1 to 100 ns, and entire pulse train duration not exceeding 300 mcs. Each train of gigantic laser pulses consists of at least two successively emitted pulses. EFFECT: effective new approach in treatment of pigmentary spots and tattoos. 2 cl