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Portable Painless Laser Hair Remover

by Dr. Michael Nemenov

ABSTRACT

A portable device comprised of a laser diode driver, objective feedback, optics header and method of selective painless hair removal. We suggest the portable (handle) laser hair removal device with selective painless action under thermal control of treated area.

 MARKET

Laser Hair removal is well known procedure. Due to heating or “cooking” of hair follicles it is possible to reduce the growth of hair or to stop it for several weeks or months depend on individuality of patient and applied methods. Laser medical centers, hospitals and laser cosmetology centers are supplying the procedure. Only a few private MD’s suggest the procedure. The market price of the devices is in the range of $ 40,000-100,000. The current price of single session within range $100- $1400 (attachment A).

 The current market is about $ 200,000,000 - $ 500,000,000.  The following company is on the market: Coherent, Palomar, Lumines, Iridex etc. (attachment B)

   

TROUBLES

 However, the several problems are limited the market.

1)     The devices can be used only under MD control

2)     The device and application method depend on skin type of patient and there is not any clear objective parameter to control the procedure.

3)     Non – selective action, the header of device has a size much more that the size of follicles. Therefore, the heated area more that ten more that the treatment area.

4)     Pain during the procedure

5)     Safety problems and high risk of additional thermal damages or skin lesion

6)     Price of the device

 (see methods attachment C)

 

ADVANTAGES  

A portable device comprised of a laser diode driver, objective feedback, optics header and method of selective painless hair removal.

We suggest the portable laser hair removal device with selective non painful action under objective control. The application of device doesn’t need a medical doctor. We are understanding that selective action means heating only the follicles.

 Because, the selective type of the action is applied it is possible to avoid:

1)     a high level of power output and high cost of components

2)     a high risk of thermal damage or/and skin lesion

3)     a high risk of pain

Because, the objective control of treatment it is possible to avoid:

1)     MD control

2)     Pain

3)     Any risk of thermal damage

4)     Dependence on skin type

Therefore, the market of the device becomes much wider if the price could be decreased to $ 2,000-4,000, efficiency becomes at least the same and procedure becomes less painful or non painful.

PATENT

The combination of selectivity of treatment together with non painful treatment and portability of device were never claimed together. The principals of painless laser treatment were never claimed. I am currently working on patent provision form to claim the selective painless laser treatment.

 

BACKGROUND

The prototype of device was elaborated for quantitative skin pain measurement and pain management. The device was tested in Laser Medical Center of St. Petersburg Medical University, Pain Lab of Sensory Motor Interaction Center of Aalborg University, Royal Hospital of London, Pain Lab, Mainz University .  About 50 volunteers and patient were tested.  There are publications in journal PAIN, annual conference of ASLMS 2000 and PAIN congress in 1999 about application of the device in pain research.