PERFLUOROCARBON GEL FORMULATIONS
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Abstract
A perfluorocarbon gel composition is disclosed with numerous uses including topical medical and cosmetic uses.
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56 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
- 37. A method of treating acne in a subject suffering therefrom comprising topically administering to the skin of the subject a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon effective to treat the subject'"'"'s acne.
- 38. A method of reducing acne-scarring in a subject suffering from acne vulgaris, treating a Propionibacterium acnes infection of a skin follicle of a subject, reducing proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes in the dermis of a subject, preventing acne in a subject susceptible therefrom, or killing Propionibacterium acnes located on or in the skin of a subject comprising topically administering to the skin of the subject a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon effective to reduce acne-scarring in the subject, treat the Propionibacterium acnes infection of the skin follicle of the subject, reduce proliferation of Propionibacterium acnes in the dermis of the subject, prevent acne in the subject, or kill Propionibacterium acnes located on or in the skin of the subject.
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56. A method of increasing oxygen tension in skin of a subject comprising topically administering to the skin of the subject a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon effective to increase the oxygen tension in the skin of the subject, wherein the oxygen tension is increased in a follicle of the skin of the subject.
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