PHOTO-THERMAL TARGETED TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PRE-CONDITIONING, AND AUTOMATIC TRIGGERING OF PHOTO-THERMAL TARGETED TREATMENT VIA MEASUREMENT OF SKIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

A photo-thermal targeted treatment system for damaging a target embedded in a medium includes a controller and a photo-thermal treatment unit including a light source. The controller is configured for administering a treatment protocol using the light source at a preset power setting and a preset pulse timing setting. Also, a method for automatically initiating a treatment protocol using a photo-thermal targeted treatment system includes administering a cooling mechanism at a treatment location, monitoring a skin surface temperature at the treatment location and, when the skin surface temperature reaches a preset threshold, automatically initiating the photo-thermal treatment protocol. Further, a method for automatically terminating a treatment protocol using includes, during administration of the treatment protocol at a treatment area, monitoring a skin surface temperature at the treatment location, and when the skin surface temperature reaches a preset threshold, automatically terminating the treatment protocol.