Skin treatment method and apparatus
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1. A method of treating a face, comprising:
- positioning electrode pairs so as to stimulate predetermined nerves on a first side and a second side of the face; and
alternately stimulating a first pair and a second pair of said electrode pairs, said first pair being located on the first side of the face and said second pair comprising a reciprocal electrode pair of said first pair and being located on the second side of the face, said first pair and said second pair being stimulated alternately for a first predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
A method of treating the face includes positioning electrode pairs so as to stimulate predetermined nerves on a first side and a second side of the face and alternately stimulating a first pair and a second pair of the electrode pairs. The first pair is located on the first side of the face and the second pair comprises a reciprocal electrode pair of the first pair and is located on the second side of the face. The first pair and the second pair are stimulated alternately for a first predetermined period of time.
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1. A method of treating a face, comprising:
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positioning electrode pairs so as to stimulate predetermined nerves on a first side and a second side of the face; and
alternately stimulating a first pair and a second pair of said electrode pairs, said first pair being located on the first side of the face and said second pair comprising a reciprocal electrode pair of said first pair and being located on the second side of the face, said first pair and said second pair being stimulated alternately for a first predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for treating a face, comprising:
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a plurality of members shaped generally to the contour of the face; and
a plurality of electrode pairs, at least one of said electrode pairs being mounted on each of said members;
said members being connected to one another and adjustable with respect to one another so as to be conformable to the facial contours of different users, at least one of said electrodes being mountable at each of a plurality of positions on said members. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for treating a face, comprising:
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a structure having at least one member attachable to the face; and
a plurality of electrodes, pairs of said electrodes being arranged with respect to predetermined facial points for stimulating the nerves of the face;
said electrodes including a shared electrode, said shared electrode being a member of more than one of said pairs, said shared electrode stimulating more than one of said facial points. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A treatment method, comprising:
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positioning electrode pairs so as to stimulate predetermined nerves on a first body surface and a second body surface; and
alternately stimulating a first pair and a second pair of said electrode pairs, said first pair being located on the first surface and said second pair comprising a reciprocal electrode pair of said first pair and being located on the second surface, said first pair and said second pair being stimulated alternately for a first predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for treating a body, comprising:
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a plurality of members shaped generally to the contour of a body surface; and
a plurality of electrode pairs, at least one of said electrode pairs being mounted on each of said members;
said members being connected to one another and adjustable with respect to one another so as to be conformable to the contours of the body surfaces of different users, at least one of said electrodes being mountable at each of a plurality of positions on said members. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus for treating a body, comprising:
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a structure having at least one member attachable to a body surface; and
a plurality of electrodes, pairs of said electrodes being arranged with respect to predetermined body surface points for stimulating the nerves of the body;
said electrodes including a shared electrode, said shared electrode being a member of more than one of said pairs, said shared electrode stimulating more than one of said body surface points. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A treatment method, comprising:
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positioning at least one set of electrode pairs so as to stimulate reciprocal nerves of the body, each electrode pair set having a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair, each electrode pair set being associated with a respective set of reciprocal nerves in that the first and second electrode pairs of the set are positioned to stimulate the respective set of reciprocal nerves, each electrode pair set being associated with a respective predetermined period of time; and
alternately stimulating the first pair and the second pair for the respective predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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