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US 2006/0040895 A1Published application
Aesthetic use of hyaluronan
OwnerKipling Thackerinventor
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Abstract
A method to rejuvenate tissue by injection of a solution containing between about 0.5% and about 10% hyaluronic acid is described. The application of the solution to tissue regions having wrinkles, line, creases, abnormalities and the like is effective in diminishing the signs of aging.
Claims18
A method to rejuvenate tissue, comprising the step of:
- administering sub-epidermally to a subject in need thereof, a tissue rejuvenating solution containing between about 0.5% and about 10% hyaluronic acid, said hyaluronic acid having a molecular weight of between about 10,000 and about 8,000,000, wherein said tissue rejuvenating solution comprises an aqueous solution of a sodium salt, a potassium salt, a calcium salt, a magnesium salt, sodium acetate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate or mixtures thereof.
The method of clam 1, wherein said hyaluronic acid is crosslinked.
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