Method for treatment of tissue

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating a target tissue site method comprising selecting the tissue site based on a tissue profile or condition of the tissue site; delivering energy to the tissue site at a first depth to achieve a first tissue effect using an energy delivery device; delivering energy to the tissue site at a second depth to achieve a second tissue effect using an energy delivery device; and remodeling at least a portion of tissue at the tissue site.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of treating a target tissue site, the method comprising:
 selecting the tissue site based on a tissue profile or condition of the tissue site;   delivering energy to the tissue site following a first treatment plan generated for the tissue site to achieve a first tissue effect;   delivering energy to the tissue site following a second treatment plan generated for the tissue site to achieve a second tissue effect , wherein the first treatment plan and the second treatment plan are generated by a software program and are different treatment plans; and   remodeling at least a portion of tissue at the tissue site.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the tissue site is selected based on at least one of an amount of convexity at the tissue site and an image of the tissue site. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second tissue effect includes a thermal adhesion or lesion. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first tissue effect includes a two dimensional tightening of the skin surface. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second tissue effect includes at least one of thermal lipolysis, three dimensional inward contouring, and three dimensional inward contouring of convex deformities. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second tissue effect includes at least one of thermal contraction of the fibrous septae, thermal contraction of muscle, thermal contraction of fascia, skeletonization of the fibrous septae, three dimensional tissue repositioning, and three dimensional deep tissue repositioning of convex deformities. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the energy delivery device for delivering energy to the first or the second depth includes one of an RF energy delivery device, a microwave energy delivery device, a laser, and an ultrasound energy delivery device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising: producing a thermal adhesion or lesion at the tissue site, and remodeling at least a portion of tissue at the tissue site utilizing the thermal adhesion or lesion. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising delivering a pattern of energy applications to the tissue site using the energy delivery device, and producing a plurality of thermal adhesions or lesions wherein the plurality of adhesions or lesions is substantially continuous or at least partially overlapping. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising delivering a vectored force to the tissue site. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising cooling a layer of tissue or a surface layer of tissue of at least a portion of the tissue site. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising: producing a reverse thermal gradient within at least a portion of the tissue site. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising producing at least one of a wound healing response and scar collagen induction within the tissue site. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising substantially preserving at least a portion of a surface, a tissue layer and an epidermal layer at or adjacent the tissue site. 
     
     
         15 . A method of treating a target tissue site, the method comprising:
 identifying an aesthetic deformity at the treatment site;   generating a plurality of treatment plans based on the aesthetic deformity, wherein the plurality of treatment plans include a first treatment plan and a second treatment plan, wherein the first treatment plan and the second treatment plan are generated by a software program and are different treatment plans;   delivering RF energy to the tissue site according to the plurality of treatment plans to achieve a tissue effect to correct the deformity using an energy delivery device; and   remodeling at least a portion of tissue at the tissue site.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the aesthetic deformity is identified based on at least one of a degree of convexity, a degree of skin redundancy and an image of the treatment site. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the tissue effect is at least one of a thermal adhesion or lesion, thermal lipolysis, three dimensional inward contouring of convex deformities, thermal contraction of the fibrous septae, thermal contraction of muscle, thermal contraction of fascia, skeletonization of the fibrous septae, and three dimensional deep tissue repositioning of convex deformities. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the treatment plan includes at least one of a dermal treatment plan, a sub-dermal treatment plan, a two dimensional skin tightening plan, and a three dimensional inward contouring plan. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , comprising controlling at least one of dose and depth of energy delivery responsive to the identified deformity. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein at least one of the dose and the depth of energy delivery is controlled by at least one of the selection of electrode size, power, pre-cooling period, cooling period, and energy delivery time.