Patent ID: 11925780
Assignee: HYDRAFACIAL LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of treating a skin surface of a subject, comprising:
conducting a first skin treatment procedure on the subject at a professional facility, wherein the first skin treatment procedure comprises skin treatment using a handpiece and a cartridge, the handpiece comprising a tip;
at least partially exfoliating a skin surface of a subject at the professional facility by moving the tip relative to the subject's skin surface while the cartridge is secured to the handpiece, wherein the cartridge is configured to be secured to the handpiece by moving the cartridge at least partially through an interior of the handpiece;
wherein the at least partially exfoliating the skin surface of the subject at the professional facility comprises creation of suction along a distal end of the tip, wherein the tip comprises a suction port extending along an exterior of the tip, the suction port configured to be placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source, wherein the first skin treatment procedure is configured to both facilitate a delivery of a volume of fluids from the cartridge to the skin surface and at least partially exfoliate the skin surface;
separating the cartridge from the handpiece by withdrawing the cartridge through the interior of the handpiece and providing the cartridge to the subject following the first skin treatment procedure at the professional facility; and
instructing the subject to conduct a second skin treatment procedure following the first skin treatment procedure, wherein the second skin treatment procedure is performed by the subject, the second skin treatment procedure only comprising delivering a volume of fluids from the cartridge to a skin surface of the subject, wherein the same cartridge is used in both the first and second skin treatment procedures.