A method and apparatus are provided for targeting lipid-rich tissue to effect a desired, the method/apparatus involving irradiating the lipid-rich tissue with energy at a wavelength preferentially absorbed by lipid cells, such wavelength being preferably in a band between 880 nm and 935 nm, 1150 nm and...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7060061?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7060061 - Method and apparatus for the selective targeting of lipid-rich tissues