Patent 7470270 was granted and assigned to Radiancy on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method and apparatus (100) are provided for treating acne using pulsed radiant energy (246) to destroy or partially destroy one or more hairs (112), without damaging the skin, or, alternatively, to destroy or partially destroy one or more acne-related structures without damaging either skin or hair.