US 6,190,346 B1Granted

System for reducing eyelid droop

OwnerJudith J. McGillinventor

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Abstract

A flexible strip having adhesive applied to only one side thereof is adhesively secured to the skin of a drooping eyelid with the upper edge of the strip located at a position a distance further from the ciliary margin of the eyelid than the distance of the normal supra tarsal fold from the ciliary margin. The outer side of the flexible strip is free of adhesive so that it will not restrict movement of eyelid skin engaging the outer side and so that makeup can be applied to the outer side.

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A method for reducing eyelid skin droop, said method comprising the steps of:

positioning a flexible strip of material of single ply construction having an inner side and an outer side, an upper edge and a lower edge and adhesive applied only to the inner side thereof and covering the entire inner side thereof into engagement with the eyelid skin which forms the supra tarsal fold of an eyelid at a position wherein the upper edge of the flexible strip of material is located a distance from the ciliary margin of the eyelid greater than the distance of the supra tarsal fold from the ciliary margin;
adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position with said adhesive, said adhesive being located between the inner side of said flexible strip of material and the eyelid skin in registry with the flexible strip of single ply material and coextensive therewith, and the outer side of said flexible strip of material being maintained completely free of adhesive and unsecured to said eyelid skin;
folding the eyelid skin about the upper edge of said flexible strip of material after said flexible strip of material has been secured at said position so that a portion of said eyelid skin is disposed over the outer side of said flexible strip of material;
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maintaining the portion of eyelid skin which is disposed over the outer side of said flexible strip of material free of adhesive securement to said flexible strip of material whereby said portion of eyelid skin is freely movable relative to the outer side of said flexible strip of material and whereby makeup can be applied to the outer side of said flexible strip of material after said flexible strip of material has been adhesively secured at said position, said step of adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position being carried out while the eyelid is substantially closed, and said positioning step including pushing the upper edge of said flexible strip of material against said eyelid skin to displace said eyelid skin in a direction away from said ciliary margin prior to the step of adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position.

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Abstract

A method for reducing eyelid skin droop, said method comprising the steps of:

positioning a flexible strip of material of single ply construction having an inner side and an outer side, an upper edge and a lower edge and adhesive applied only to the inner side thereof and covering the entire inner side thereof into engagement with the eyelid skin which forms the supra tarsal fold of an eyelid at a position wherein the upper edge of the flexible strip of material is located a distance from the ciliary margin of the eyelid greater than the distance of the supra tarsal fold from the ciliary margin;
adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position with said adhesive, said adhesive being located between the inner side of said flexible strip of material and the eyelid skin in registry with the flexible strip of single ply material and coextensive therewith, and the outer side of said flexible strip of material being maintained completely free of adhesive and unsecured to said eyelid skin;
folding the eyelid skin about the upper edge of said flexible strip of material after said flexible strip of material has been secured at said position so that a portion of said eyelid skin is disposed over the outer side of said flexible strip of material;
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maintaining the portion of eyelid skin which is disposed over the outer side of said flexible strip of material free of adhesive securement to said flexible strip of material whereby said portion of eyelid skin is freely movable relative to the outer side of said flexible strip of material and whereby makeup can be applied to the outer side of said flexible strip of material after said flexible strip of material has been adhesively secured at said position, said step of adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position being carried out while the eyelid is substantially closed, and said positioning step including pushing the upper edge of said flexible strip of material against said eyelid skin to displace said eyelid skin in a direction away from said ciliary margin prior to the step of adhesively securing the flexible strip of material at said position.

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