Patent ID: 8352024

Claim:
A method of treatment by electrokinetic self-administration of a medicament into a facial treatment site of a face of an individual comprising: (a) providing a face mask applicator having a self-contained power supply, a first electrode on one side of the face mask applicator and a ground electrode on said one side of the face mask applicator spaced from the first electrode, said first electrode, said ground electrode and said power supply being electrically coupled to one another, wherein the first electrode is a plurality of first electrodes arranged in an array on the one side of the face mask applicator; (b) applying the face mask applicator to the facial treatment site with the first electrode overlying the facial treatment site and the ground electrode spaced from the facial treatment site in electrical contact with the individual's face; (c) completing an electrical circuit through a portion of the individual's body, medicament or a carrier therefor interposed between the first electrode and the treatment site, the first electrode and the ground electrode, thereby to electrokinetically drive the medicament into the treatment site; and (d) controlling a level of current applied to a first of the plurality of first electrodes separately from controlling the level of current applied to a second of the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the controlling includes adjusting the level of current when the level of current to the second of the plurality of first electrodes exceeds a threshold current level such that current is applied simultaneously to the first of the plurality of first electrodes is at a higher level than the current applied to the second of the plurality of first electrodes.