Claims
- 1. A method of treating a skin condition of a patient comprising:
(a) generating, by chemiluminescence, light having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 450 nm; and (b) using an illuminating mask, located relative to the light source, to expose at least a portion of skin of a patient to the light to treat the skin condition of the patient.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) further comprises
(a-a) generating additional light having a wavelength between about 630 nm and about 690 nm.
- 3. The method of claim 1 comprising mixing a first chemical and a second chemical to generate the light.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first chemical is stored in a first portion of the mask and the second chemical is stored in a second portion of the mask.
- 5. The method of claim 4 further comprising breaking a separating mechanism which separates the first portion and the second portion to generate the light.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) further comprises
(a-a) generating additional light having a wavelength between about 525 nm and about 575 nm.
- 7. The method of claim 1 comprising exposing the skin of the patient to at least one of a skin softener and a cleanser.
- 8. The method of claim 3 wherein the mixing of the chemicals to generate light further comprises injecting at least one of the first chemical and the second chemical into the mask through a port located thereon.
- 9. An apparatus for treating a skin condition of a patient comprising:
(a) a chemiluminescent light source generating light having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 450 nm; and (b) a mask, located relative to the light source, exposing the light to a portion of skin of a patient.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the light source is located within the mask.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask comprises:
(b-a) a first portion containing a first chemical; (b-b) a second portion containing a second chemical, the second chemical separated from the first chemical by a separating mechanism.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the light is generated upon the breaking of the separating mechanism.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask comprises a transparent section that exposes the light to the portion of the skin.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask comprises an opaque section.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask is made from a flexible material.
- 16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask is at least one of a face mask and a body mask.
- 17. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the light source further comprises an additional light source generating additional light having a wavelength between about 525 nm and about 575 nm.
- 18. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the light source further comprises an additional light source generating additional light having a wavelength approximately between 630 nm and 690 nm.
- 19. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of light sources to generate the light by chemiluminescence at a plurality of times.
- 20. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the mask further comprises at least one port through which at least one of a first chemical and a second chemical are delivered to the mask for generation of the light.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application serial No. 60/366,551, filed Mar. 25, 2002. The provisional application serial No. 60/366,551 is incorporated by reference herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60366551 |
Mar 2002 |
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