Abstract: A photo therapeutic device for treating a patient, comprising: a plurality of discharge lamps arranged to emit light with a wavelength of primarily between 590 and 690 nm and a plurality of diode lamp arrays arranged to emit light with a wavelength length of primarily between 780 and 920 nm, wherein the discharge and the diode lamps are arranged to irradiate at least a substantial part of the length of a patient's body.

Abstract: A method of skin rejuvenation involves subjecting the skin to a first course of phototherapeutic treatment using non-laser near-infrared light over a period of between 3 days and 2 weeks; subjecting the skin to a second course of phototherapeutic treatment using non-laser red light over a period of between 1 and 5 weeks; and subjecting the skin to a third course of phototherapeutic treatment using non-laser near-infrared light over a period of between 1 and 10 weeks. The different courses are designed to stimulate inflammation, proliferation and remodelling phases in the skin. Another phototherapeutic method comprises subjecting an area to be treated to a first course of phototherapy using red and/or infrared light; treating the area; and subjecting the treated area to a second course of phototherapy using red or infrared light. The method may enhance an aesthetic treatment which relies on photothermolysis or mechanical damage.

Abstract: A cosmetic method of treatment of dermatological conditions, particularly portwine stains, tattoos or psoriasis, which includes irradiating the affected area with an incoherent high intensity non-laser light beam having an intensity greater than 0.075 watts per square centimeter, the light beam having only a bandwidth in the range 0 to 30 nm. The method can include delivery of the light beam by optic fiber bundle by pulsed or non-pulsed light. The method can also include the introduction of a drug into the body undergoing the treatment, wherein the drug is activated by light of a particular wavelength.

Abstract: A cosmetic method of treatment of dermatological conditions, particularly portwine stains, tattoos or psoriasis, which includes irradiating the affected area with an incoherent high intensity non-laser light beam having an intensity greater than 0.075 watts per square centimeter, the light beam having only a bandwidth in the range 0 to 30 nm. The method can include delivery of the light beam by optic fiber bundle by pulsed or non-pulsed light. The method can also include the introduction of a drug into the body undergoing the treatment, wherein the drug is activated by light of a particular wavelength.