Patent ID: 6843778

Claim:
A dermatological method for promoting healing of skin injuries and scars, the dermatological method comprising: providing a flexible surgical plaster having a base layer and a flexible translucent light-polarizing foil, the base layer having a window and the light-polarizing foil being placed in the window; attaching the base layer to skin surface surrounding a skin injury or scar such that the window and the light-polarizing foil are flexibly and substantially permanently placed onto the skin surface above the skin injury or scar with the window exposing the skin injury or scar to light from the light-polarizing foil; exposing the light-polarizing foil to ambient light; using the light-polarizing foil to transform the ambient light into polarized light; and using the light-polarizing foil to transmit the polarized light through the window to the skin injury or scar in order to promote healing of the skin injury or scar.