Patent ID: 9433676
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B,A61K,A61N,A61P,A61Q,B82Y

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating a hair follicle, comprising: pre-treating a skin surface to increase delivery of plasmonic nanoparticles to a hair follicle applying a composition of plasmonic nanoparticles to the skin surface, distributing a portion of the composition of from the skin surface to the hair follicle while a remaining portion of the composition is left on the skin surface; wherein the nanoparticles have a concentration selected from the group consisting of: 10 wherein the nanoparticles are unassembled, wherein the plasmonic nanoparticles comprise at least one of gold, silver, and platinum, wherein the plasmonic nanoparticles comprise a coating, wherein said coating facilitates selective removal from the skin surface, selectively removing the remaining portion of the composition from the skin surface, and exposing the composition of plasmonic nanoparticles to an energy wavelength selected from the group consisting of: 755 nm, 800-810 nm, and 1064 nm, thereby localizing thermal damage to said hair follicle for at least one of hair removal or hair growth reduction.