Skin Treatment System with Adjustable Height Wand

Abstract

A distance between a surface of a treatment head and tip opening of a skin treatment hand piece is adjustable. In an implementation, the distance is adjusted by moving the tip opening relative to the treatment head surface. Different distances may be used to treat different skin types, problems, and conditions. In an implementation, the hand piece includes a fluid delivery and a vacuum or suction mechanism to provide various therapeutic benefits to the skin.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 providing a plurality of treatment head spacers comprising a first spacer and a second spacer;   providing a microdermabrasion hand piece comprising a tip opening, wherein a treatment head is coupled to the microdermabrasion hand piece, and each of the treatment head spacers is capable of being placed behind the treatment head;   placing the first spacer behind the treatment head of microdermabrasion hand piece results in a first depth from the tip opening to the treatment head; and   placing the second spacer behind the treatment head of microdermabrasion hand piece results in a second depth from the tip opening to the treatment head, wherein the second depth is different from the first depth.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  comprising:
 indicating a thickness of the first spacer by marking the first spacer using a first color; 
 indicating a thickness of the second spacer by marking the second spacer using a second color, different from the first color. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein a thickness of the first spacer is different from a thickness of the second spacer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a thickness of the first spacer is different from a thickness of the second spacer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a diameter of the first spacer is less than a diameter of the tip opening. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  comprising:
 providing a container within which the treatment head spacers are contained. 
 
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 forming an opening in a treatment head that is coupled to a microdermabrasion hand piece, wherein a treatment surface is positioned to face toward the opening and is accessible through the opening; and   forming a plurality of adjustable setting positions on the microdermabrasion hand piece that alter a distance between the treatment surface and the opening, wherein for each of the settings, the treatment surface does not extend outside the opening.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  comprising:
 providing a plurality of treatment head spacers comprising a first spacer and a second spacer, wherein each of the treatment head spacers is capable of being coupled to the treatment head, behind the treatment head. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  comprising:
 coupling the first spacer behind the treatment head of microdermabrasion hand piece results in a first depth from the tip opening to the treatment head; and 
 coupling the second spacer behind the treatment head of microdermabrasion hand piece results in a second depth from the tip opening to the treatment head, wherein the second depth is different from the first depth. 
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising:
 coupling a container comprising fluid to the microdermabrasion hand piece, wherein the fluid is supplied to the treatment head during use of the microdermabrasion hand piece. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the treatment head can be decoupled from the microdermabrasion hand piece and replaced by another treatment head.