US 5,425,728 Β· Granted 1995-06-20

Hair removal device and method

A device and process for the permanent removal of unwanted human hair. Hair on a section of skin is contaminated with a substance having high absorption of a frequency band of light. The skin is illuminated with light at this frequency band at sufficient intensity and duration to kill the follicles or the skin tissue feeding the hair. Specific embodiments are disclosed to produce death of the follicles or the skin tissues feeding the hair by heating and by photochemical reaction.

Patent details

Publication number
US 5,425,728
Filing date
1993-01-19
Grant date
1995-06-20
Assignee
Tankovich; Nicolai I.
Inventor(s)
TANKOVICH; NICOLAI I.
CPC class
A45D26/00

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