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US 10,245,219 B2Granted
Method for the removal of tattoos and skin discolouration
OwnerKlaus Bödeinventor
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Abstract
A method for the removal of tattoos or skin discoloration includes applying a removal fluid to the skin using a pigmentation device or a knife, such that the removal fluid is applied by small-scale, partial removal of the epidermis. In addition, the disclosure involves a removal fluid for use in the method.
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A method for removal of tattoos or skin discoloration, the method comprising:
- applying from about 0.02 ml to about 0.5 ml of a removal fluid to a pigmentation device to form a wetted pigmentation device, the wetted pigmentation device comprising one or more needles;
- and
- with the wetted pigmentation device, forming a treatment area by contacting the one or more needles to an epidermis while traversing a path defining a circumference a maximum of 3 to 4 times in about 10-15 seconds to remove at least a portion of the epidermis bounded by the circumference,
- wherein the removal fluid from the wetted pigmentation device enters the treatment area during the forming the treatment area.
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A method of removing pigmentation from skin, the skin comprising an epidermis, a stratum basale beneath the epidermis, and a dermis beneath the stratum basale, the method comprising:
- applying a removal fluid to one or more needles;
- causing the one or more needles to move along a path defining a circumference;
- and
- contacting the one or more needles to the epidermis to remove at least a portion of the epidermis bounded by the circumference to form a treatment area, the one or more needles penetrating the epidermis at a depth less than a thickness of the epidermis to avoid penetrating the stratum basale and the dermis,
- wherein the removal fluid applied to the one or more needles is transferred from the one or more needles into the treatment area and mixes with wound fluid present in the treatment area, and
- wherein the contacting the one or more needles to the epidermis comprises contacting the one or more needles and traversing the path a maximum of 3 to 4 times in about 10-15 seconds.
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