Cosmetic appliances and methods of use

• US 7,993,182 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2007
• Issued: 08/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bring It Up, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bring It Up, Inc.
• Inventors: Horton, Denise, Niemiec-Perrigo, Andrea
• Primary Examiner(s): HALE, GLORIA M
• Application Number:
  US11/953,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20090149114A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 450/81, 450/38, 450/37, 450/39, 450 54- 58, 226/7, 226/8
• US Class Current: 450/81
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/065 attached directly to the body, e.g. by means of adhesive

Abstract

A cosmetic appliance and method of use for temporarily lifting, gathering human skin of the breast or smoothing the human breast and skin of the breast, and which is not readily apparent once applied, formed in predetermined shapes from thin, generally translucent flexible sheeting or tape and or of a silicone gel formed into the shape of cup, to one side of which a reusable adhesive has been applied and covered with a peel-away layer for temporarily lifting, gathering, covering or smoothing the skin of the breast, nipple and areola areas, and which is not readily apparent once applied.

Claims

1. A method of lifting a human breast and comprising:

providing a sheet made of translucent material, having an adhesive applied to one side of the sheet, having a size and lifting capability sufficient to lift a human breast including but not limited to the breast nipple and having a peel-away layer of material covering the adhesive;

removing at least part of the peel-away layer to expose the adhesive;

applying a part of the sheet to upper inner and upper outer quadrants of the breast so that the adhesive contacts the breast;

moving the sheet generally upwardly, or upwardly and rearwardly to lift the breast from the top to a lifted position;

removing any peel-away layer remaining covering the adhesive; and

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applying the remaining part of the sheet to upper inner and upper outer quadrants of the breast and/or to the chest of the user to maintain the breast in the lifted position.

2. A method of lifting and shaping a human breast comprising:

providing a first appliance made of a sheet made of translucent material, having an adhesive applied to one side of the sheet, having a size and lifting capability sufficient to lift a human breast including but not limited to the breast nipple and having a peel-away layer of material covering the adhesive;

removing at least part of the peel-away layer to expose the adhesive;

applying a part of the sheet to upper inner and upper outer quadrants of the breast so that the adhesive contacts the breast;

moving the sheet generally upwardly, or upwardly and rearwardly to lift the breast from the top to a lifted position;

removing any peel-away layer remaining covering the adhesive;

applying the remaining part of the sheet to upper inner and upper outer quadrants of the breast and/or to the chest of the user to maintain the breast in the lifted position;

providing a second appliance made of a stretchable silicone gel form sized and shaped to conform to a substantial portion of a human breast, and having a reusable, silicone adhesive applied to at least a part of one side of said form;

applying a part of said form to upper inner and upper outer quadrant areas of the breast, over a substantial portion of the first appliance and so that at least part of the adhesive contacts the breast;

moving said form to stretch said form to provide a stretched form and to move the breast to a desired position and shape; and

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applying the remaining part of said stretched form to upper inner and upper outer quadrant areas of the breast and/or to the chest of the user to maintain the breast in the desired position and shape.

3. A method of lifting, smoothing and shaping a human breast comprising:

providing a molded, cup-shaped, stretchable silicone gel form having a center region, having an inside surface generally complementary to the shape and size of a substantial portion of the human breast and having a reusable, silicone adhesive applied to at least a part of one side of the cup-shaped sheet;

applying a part of the cup-shaped form to upper inner and upper outer quadrant areas of the breast so that at least part of the adhesive contacts the breast;

lifting and stretching the cup-shaped form to move the breast to a desired elevated position, to gather breast skin to form a crease, shape and smooth the breast skin; and

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applying the remaining part of the stretched cup-shaped form to upper inner and upper outer quadrant areas of the breast to maintain the breast in the desired elevated position and smooth shape.