Patent ID: 9364650
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing pigments from a pigmented section of skin, comprising: a) puncturing skin at said pigmented section with a skin-puncturing device provided with at least one needle, thereby liberating pigments and cellular fluids from within cells containing said pigments; b) providing a pad adapted to absorb the pigments and cellular fluids liberated by the puncturing, said pad containing one or more materials capable of accelerating a process of migration of said pigments toward an outer layer of the skin, wherein said one or more materials is a salt-based granular paste; and c) bandaging a surface of said punctured skin by placing the pad in direct contact with the surface of the punctured skin such that the one or more materials contained in the pad have direct contact with the surface of the punctured skin but remain contained within the pad.