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100

Direct current and Alternating current

DC and AC

100

the transfer of heat via direct contact

Conduction

100

the transfer of heat via liquid or gas

Convection

100

the transfer of heat via vacuum (empty space)

Radiation

100

Ultraviolet burning

UVB

200

the light that humans can see on the spectrum

Visible light

200

the flow of blood through the smallest vessels in the body

Microcirculation

200

length of time that a current is flowing

pulse

200

Ultarviolet aging

UVA

200

short pulses of light and heat break up target molecules

photomechanical

300

Light-emitting diode

LED

300

The widening of blood vessels

Vasodilation

300

Uninterrupted direct current

Galvanic

300

interrupted direct current

Faradic

300

direct current with one polarity

pulsed DC

400

thermal breakdown of the skin

Pyrolysis

400

a non invasive cosmetic procedure that exfoliates the skin

Microdermabrasion

400

alternating current with sine waveforms and low frequency

Sinusoidal

400

prolonged heating of the tissue to cause ablation

Photothermal

400

photons penetrate the surface; skin color impacts the transmission

transmission

500

peeling skin or the shedding of dead skin cells from the outermost layer of the skin

Desquamation

500

can be achieved when two or more effects of electric energy are produced at the same time

Combonation effect

500

the smallest wavelength and the most energy

Gamma rays

500

reaction with light and molecules in the body that cause a chemical change or cellular stimulation

Photochemical

500

Infrared and UV

Invisible light
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