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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Lora Colvan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rahul Mehta, San Marcos, CA (US);
Sujatha Sonti, San Marcos, CA (US);
Lora Colvan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Rahul Mehta, San Marcos, CA (US);
Sujatha Sonti, San Marcos, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a skin peel composition including a plurality of substances, such as lactic acid, salicylic acid, and resorcinol and, additionally a post-inflammatory hyper pigmentation reducing substance such as a retinol (vitamin A) or retinol derivative. Skin is first prepared using an alcohol preparation followed by a combinations of acids and, lastly, a retinol or retinol derivatives. Other agents such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and vitamin E can be added as needed. Application of the skin peel composition may be either topically in the form of a cream or gel, and may further be injected subcutaneously into the skin to achieve deeper penetration of the composition within the skin layers of the area to be treated.