A method for testing diseased skin for treatment of the diseased skin, comprising the steps of administering a plurality of increasing doses of phototherapy directly to regions of an area of diseased skin and analyzing the area of the diseased skin to assess the doses at which burning and blistering of the diseased skin occurs, determining a maximum dose of phototherapy that can be administered to the diseased skin based on the assessment of the doses at which the burning and the blistering of the diseased skin occurs, and treating the diseased skin.
An apparatus for applying targeted phototherapy to a skin treatment area includes a UVB module arranged to output light at about 308 nm having at least one flash lamp arranged to generate light including UVB light and a UVB transmissive window for transmitting UVB light generated by the flash lamp, a user interface, and a controller configured to detect when the user interface is actuated and to cause pulsing of the flash lamp in response to the actuation of the user interface. A method of applying targeted phototherapy to a skin treatment area includes contacting a phototherapy apparatus with the skin, the apparatus including at least one flash lamp and a UVB transmissive window, such that the window is positioned in alignment with the treatment area, and activating the flash lamp to cause pulsed UVB light at 308 nm to be transmitted through the window.
Provided herein are topical compositions for repairing sun damaged skin and topical sunscreen compositions for both preventing and repairing sun damage.
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Systems and methods for efficiently operating a gas discharge excimer laser (10) are disclosed. The excimer laser (10) may include a chamber (12) containing laser gases, first and second electrodes (34, 38) within the chamber (12), and a plurality of reflective elements (22, 24) defining an optical resonant cavity. The method may include setting the laser gases to a first pressure; after setting the gases to the first pressure, applying a first voltage to the electrodes (34, 38), thereby propagating a laser beam in the optical resonant cavity; measuring energy of the beam; adjusting the first voltage until the energy of the beam is substantially equal to a target pulse energy; operating the laser (10) for an amount of time; after the amount of time, measuring energy of the beam; and changing the pressure of the gases to a second pressure different from the first pressure.
H01S 3/036 - Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired gas pressure within the tube, e.g. by gettering or replenishingMeans for circulating the gas, e.g. for equalising the pressure within the tube
H01S 3/134 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation in gas lasers
H01S 3/225 - Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms comprising an excimer or exciplex
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