| abstract |
A system, method and apparatus are provided for treating dermatological conditions by generating a relatively large amount of thermal damage beneath a skin surface while generating relatively little thermal damage to the skin surface and/or epidermis. For example, the exemplary system, method and apparatus provide for directing a radiation beam onto a target location on the skin surface to thermally damage a volume of tissue beneath the target location, and directing a second radiation beam onto the same target location to thermally damage a different volume of tissue beneath the target location. The radiation beams may include ablative and/or non-ablative laser beams, or they may be generated by, e.g., a flashlamp, a tungsten lamp, a diode, or a diode array. The two beams may be pulsed. Further, they can be part of a single continuous wave beam, which can be rotated around an axis which passes through the target area, or which can be directed at a plurality of angles with respect to the skin surface. |