Monte Carlo simulation of cutaneous absorption and reflectance for clear, matt and dark biological tissue with varicosities: an investigation for dermatological laser

¹ Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Matériaux Conducteurs et leurs Applications, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, El M’Naouer, BP 1505, Oran 31000, Algeria
² Département de LMD-SM, Faculte des Sciences et de la Technologie, Université de Mascara, Route de Mamounia, BP 305, Mascara 29000, Algeria
³ Laboratoire d’Etude Physique des Materiaux, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, El M’Naouer, BP 1505, Oran 31000, Algeria

^a e-mail: klouch.nawel@gmail.com

Received: 22 July 2012
Revised: 20 February 2013
Accepted: 8 March 2013
Published online: 30 April 2013

Abstract

We are interested in modeling the interaction between light and biological tissue from the Monte Carlo method which is an approach used to solve modeling problems in different physical domains. Through the Monte Carlo approach we are going to try to interpret the spectral response absorption, reflectance, transmittance of normal human tissue under its three dominant tints in the visible range (350–700) nm. Then we will focus on the spectral response of the human tissue with varicosities in order to determinate the optimal conditions of operating the semiconductor laser for esthetic aim.