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US 9,427,397 B2Granted
Rosacea treatments and kits for performing them
AssigneeObagi Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsJosé E. Ramirez, Hovig Ounanian
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Abstract
Regimen for the treatment of rosacea include the application of an anti-redness composition to at least a portion of the cleansed area of skin afflicted with rosacea. The regimen may include the application of one or more of a polymetal complex, a composition containing metronidazole, and/or a protective composition. Kits containing components useful in performing such regimens are also described.
Claims7
A method of promoting vasoconstriction of an area of skin afflicted with rosacea, consisting essentially of:
- cleansing the area of skin afflicted with rosacea;
- applying a redness reducing amount of a composition containing a Cu/Zn malonate complex to the afflicted area;
- applying a composition containing metronidazole to the afflicted area;
- applying a protective composition to the afflicted area that has been cleansed and treated with the composition containing the Cu/Zn malonate complex and the composition containing metronidazole, which protective composition optionally further includes a sunscreen;
- wherein the composition containing the Cu/Zn malonate complex optionally further includes a moisturizer, and the cleansing step optionally includes cleaning the area of skin afflicted with rosacea with an antimicrobial cleanser, and
- wherein the method optionally further consists essentially of applying an anti-parasitic product and/or an anti-acne medication to the area of skin afflicted with rosacea after the protective composition is applied,
- thereby promoting vasoconstriction of the area of skin afflicted with rosacea.
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