Method of direct electrical myostimulation using acupuncture needles
First Claim
1. A method for improving human muscle and skin tone comprising a treatment by myostimulation and superficial electrolipolysis,said myostimulation consisting of inserting at least one pair of electrically conducting probes perpendicularly to the muscle, applying an alternating voltage in order to create a current of between 2 and 5 μ
- A, to said at least one pair of electrically conducting probes, said probes being from 1 to 7 cm apart in line with the muscle fibers, andsaid superficial electrolipolysis consisting of inserting at least one pair of electrically conducting probes tangentially in the adipocyte-containing hypoderm, applying a voltage in order to create a current higher than the current used in said myostimulation to said at least one pair of electrically conducting probes,said myostimulation and electrolipolysis being carried out simultaneously or one after the other, andsaid treatment being repeated weekly for 3 to 6 weeks.
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Abstract
Direct electrical myostimulation using acupuncture needles as electrodes leads to improvements in the treatment of human muscular ptosis. Pairs of needles are introduced at least as far as the muscular aponeurosis of the ptotic area and a microcurrent is passed between them in line with the muscular fasciculus. The method may advantageously be combined with electrical stimulation of the adipocyte-containing hypoderm to effect lipolysis.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for improving human muscle and skin tone comprising a treatment by myostimulation and superficial electrolipolysis,
said myostimulation consisting of inserting at least one pair of electrically conducting probes perpendicularly to the muscle, applying an alternating voltage in order to create a current of between 2 and 5 μ - A, to said at least one pair of electrically conducting probes, said probes being from 1 to 7 cm apart in line with the muscle fibers, and
said superficial electrolipolysis consisting of inserting at least one pair of electrically conducting probes tangentially in the adipocyte-containing hypoderm, applying a voltage in order to create a current higher than the current used in said myostimulation to said at least one pair of electrically conducting probes, said myostimulation and electrolipolysis being carried out simultaneously or one after the other, and said treatment being repeated weekly for 3 to 6 weeks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- A, to said at least one pair of electrically conducting probes, said probes being from 1 to 7 cm apart in line with the muscle fibers, and
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