A system for enhancing absorption of a substance to be provided on a
region of a patient's skin, includes a probe configured to provide the
substance to the region of the patient's skin, the probe including a
flexible tape with a plurality of cavities, and with an electrically
conductive element, such as a conductive wire, provided at one end of
each of the cavities. A substance holding material, such as gauze
stripes, temporarily holds the substance to be provided on the region of
the patient's skin, the substance holding material being provided in each
of the cavities. A pulse generator generates a sequence of bursts of
electrical pulses to the electrically conductive elements provided within
the cavities, so as to provide the bursts of electrical pulses to the
region of the patient's skin.