Patent ID: 8747383

Claim:
A method of wrinkle and fine line reduction which comprises the steps of: positioning a first patch and a second patch to the skin of a consumer, the first patch and the second patch both comprising one or more active ingredients and an adhesive component; adhesively securing said first patch and said second patch to said skin of said consumer; controlling a first electrode and a second electrode with a powered microprocessor based controller connected to said first patch and said second patch, said first electrode connected to said first patch and said second electrode connected to said second patch; applying a current through said first and second electrodes in said patch for a selected time period, wherein applying a current comprises: (a) applying for a first time period a first current having a first polarity to the first electrode and a second current having a second polarity to the second electrode, the second current being equal in amplitude to the first current and the second polarity being opposite the first polarity; (b) reversing the polarity of each of said electrodes a first time such that the first and second electrodes are subjected to equal amplitude currents with opposite polarities during a second time period; and (c) reversing the polarity of said electrodes a second time such that the first and second electrodes are subjected to equal amplitude currents with opposite polarities during a third time period, wherein applying a current results in propelling said active ingredients stored in said patch into said skin of said consumer through said current in order to affect said skin of said consumer; and removing said patch after said selected time period.