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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Dusa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Scott Lundahl, Wilmington, MA (US);
Assignee:
DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00476 (2013.01); A61N 5/0617 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention encompasses a method of inhibiting the growth of hair in skin including epilation of follicles in the skin, waiting until within 5 days of the commencement of metanagen, applying a photodynamic agent to the skin, and exposing the skin to photoactivating light.