Patent ID: 9610441
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A method for modulating, suppressing or preventing a dermatological disorder in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one electrode on or proximate to at least one of a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a sphenopalatine nerve (SN), a vidian nerve (VN), a greater petrosal nerve (GPN), a deep petrosal nerve (DPN), or a branch thereof, of the subject, wherein the dermatological disorder is mediated by autonomic or neurological dysfunction; and activating the at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is confiured to apply an electrical signal to at least one of the SPG, the SN, the VN, the GPN, the DPN, or the branch thereof to modulate, suppress, or prevent the dermatological disorder in the subject.