Apparatus and method for acoustic/mechanical treatment of early stage acne
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1. A method for cleansing of skin, comprising the steps of:
- a first step of deforming the skin from a neutral position to a first deformed position at which point the skin is within its elastic limit;
a second step permitting the skin to return to said neutral position; and
repeating the first and second steps within a frequency range of 20 Hz to 1 KHz, to produce an action on the skin which results in the cleansing of the skin, wherein the step of deforming the skin is accomplished by bristles arranged into a plurality of bristle tufts, and wherein the peak amplitude of motion at the base of one bristle tuft with respect to that of an adjacent bristle tuft is in the range of 10%-125% of the center-to-center distance between adjacent bristle tufts moving with respect to each other.
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Abstract
The apparatus includes at least two skin-contacting elements, the elements having narrow end faces and a mounting assembly for holding the elements closely adjacent to each other. A driving assembly reciprocally moves one element relative to the adjacent element(s) at a frequency that produces an action on the pores of the skin to loosen sebaceous plugs present in the pores, by permitting their ready removal from the skin.
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1. A method for cleansing of skin, comprising the steps of:
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a first step of deforming the skin from a neutral position to a first deformed position at which point the skin is within its elastic limit; a second step permitting the skin to return to said neutral position; and repeating the first and second steps within a frequency range of 20 Hz to 1 KHz, to produce an action on the skin which results in the cleansing of the skin, wherein the step of deforming the skin is accomplished by bristles arranged into a plurality of bristle tufts, and wherein the peak amplitude of motion at the base of one bristle tuft with respect to that of an adjacent bristle tuft is in the range of 10%-125% of the center-to-center distance between adjacent bristle tufts moving with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for cleansing of skin, comprising the steps of:
repetitively deforming skin in one direction to a first position and then in another direction to a second position, wherein the skin returns to a neutral position between the first and second positions, wherein the step of deforming the skin is accomplished by bristles arranged into a plurality of bristle tufts, and wherein the peak amplitude of motion at the base of one bristle tuft with respect to that of an adjacent bristle tuft is in the range of 10%-125% of the center-to-center distance between adjacent bristle tufts moving with respect to each other, to produce an action on the skin which results in cleansing of the skin. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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