METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING SCAR FORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for inhibiting scar formation in a healing wound on a skin surface, said method comprising applying a downward force on the healing wound while simultaneously applying a lateral compression force to tissue across the wound.
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Abstract
Scar formation is inhibited by simultaneously applying a vertical force and a lateral compression to the wound site during the healing process. Apparatus for applying such simultaneous forces comprise a backing and a tissue displacement device. The backing holds the tissue displacement device over the wound. The tissue displacement device may be expanded to both apply the vertical force against the wound and to draw the backing radially or laterally inward to apply the desired compression forces to the wound.
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10 Claims
- 1. A method for inhibiting scar formation in a healing wound on a skin surface, said method comprising applying a downward force on the healing wound while simultaneously applying a lateral compression force to tissue across the wound.
- 2. A method as in claim 2, wherein the forces are applied at a time beginning from 1 day to 30 days after the wound began to heal.
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