Extended occlusive treatment of skin disorders
OwnerRonald N. Shoreinventor
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Abstract
The healing of a number of skin disorders is effectively enhanced by prolonged continuous occlusion and/or hydration. Treating these disorders, e.g. psoriasis, is significantly facilitated by occluding affected skin areas with a suitable barrier for a prolonged and continuous period of time. Such occlusion is effective by itself, but is materially improved by concurrent topical administration of medicament useful for treating the disorder. In such cases the prolonged, continuous occlusion markedly increases hydration which has the further therapeutic benefit of tremendously facilitating penetration of medicament. The provided barrier is advantageously one with low vapor transmission or one which is water impermeable.
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A process for treating a skin disorder for which healing or improvement is significantly sided by occlusion and/or hydration which comprises tightly occluding affected skin continuously for a period of at least three days.
A process for treating a skin disorder for which healing or improvement is significantly aided by occlusion and/or hydration which comprises tightly occluding affected skin continuously for a period of at least three days and wherein occlusion is effected with closely adhering adhesive tape which has low water-vapor transmission, which is flexible and elastic, which has adhesive with sufficient holding strength to maintain the tape in place on skin for a period of at least one week and wherein the tape has an adhesive surface comprising an agent which suppresses bacterial overgrowth.
A process for treating a skin disorder for which healing or improvement is significantly aided by occlusion and/or hydration which comprises tightly occluding affected skin continuously for a period of at least three days and wherein occlusion is effected with closely adhering adhesive tape which has low water-vapor transmission, which is flexible and elastic, which has adhesive with sufficient holding strength to maintain the tape in place on skin for a period of at least one week and wherein the tape has an adhesive surface comprising topical medicament for treating psoriasis.
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