Claims
- 1. A method of treating healed wounds so as to prevent or reduce scarring and/or improve the appearance of scars comprises; applying onto a healed wound a composition comprising a fluid, film-forming carrier, and subsequently hardening the carrier into a tangible membrane juxtaposed to the healed wound thereby reducing scarring or improving the appearance thereof.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the film-forming carrier comprises Collodion or Flexible Collodion.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said composition is applied onto the healed wound by brushing, rolling, extruding or applying drops of said composition.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said composition is applied to the healed wound by brushing.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said composition includes an active ingredient capable of reducing scarring or improving the appearance of scars selected from a topical steroid, silicone-gel, vitamin and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said active ingredient includes a corticosteroid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 7. The method of claim 5, wherein said active ingredient comprises a combination of a topical steroid and silicone-gel.
- 8. The method of claim 5, wherein said active ingredient is a silicone-gel.
- 9. The method of claim 7, wherein said composition further includes vitamin E.
- 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said film-forming carrier is a cellulosic derivative.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said cellulosic derivative is nitrocellulose.
- 12. The method of claim 10, wherein said cellulosic derivative is methyl cellulose.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said film-forming carrier comprises a silicone resin.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein said healed wound comprises a hypertrophic scar.
- 15. The method of claim 1, wherein said healed wound is one formed after surgery.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said healed wound is formed after accidental trauma.
- 17.-29. (cancelled).
- 30. A method of treating healed wounds so as to prevent or reduce scarring and/or improve the appearance of scars comprises:
applying onto a healed wound a topical composition comprising collagenase.
- 31. The method of claim 30, wherein said topical composition comprises collagenase contained within a fluid, film-forming carrier, subsequent to applying said composition onto said healed wound, hardening said carrier into a tangible membrane juxtaposed to the healed wound.
- 32. The method of claim 30, wherein said topical composition comprises collagenase contained within a topical creme, ointment, lotion or gel.
- 33.-54. (cancelled).
RELATED PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/441,138, filed Nov. 17, 1999.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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