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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
John M. Hill, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An immediate and visible temporary cosmetic improvement in skin condition is obtained by a multi-stage exfoliation method having a visible end point and providing a margin of safety so that the user's skin is not significantly irritated if he or she ignores the end point and continues to carry out additional and unnecessary exfoliation steps. The preferred method involves repeatedly attaching transparent exfoliation sheets having a pressure sensitive adhesive to a selected part of the user's body and then removing each sheet by grasping one edge and pulling it across the rest of the sheet. A handle may be detachably adhered to each sheet for superior results. After each repetition the user inspects the sheet that has just been removed to monitor the amount of exfoliated tissue. When the amount of tissue on a sheet is discernibly less than that removed in the immediately previous repetition, the process is completed. Alternately, a user may compare each removed sheet with a prefabricated comparison sheet that shows a number of visually distinct regions representative of various amounts of exfoliated tissue and from this may recreate and set an individualized target end point that conforms to his or her specific desires and limitations for exfoliation. A set of precut exfoliation sheets shaped to fit a selected portion of the body may be sold in a kit that also includes a prefabricated comparison sheet, and a rod-like handle that can be attached to an edge of each of the sheets for application.