Process for enhancing aesthetic or medical skin procedure

Abstract

The present invention is used to help individuals in improving the results of a skin aesthetic procedure. Furthermore, the present invention is based on individual-specific information, provides the individual with skin treatment recommendations prior to the skin aesthetic procedure, and recommends the factors to enhance the skin aesthetic procedures.

1 . A method for determining the conditions of a skin of an individual and providing recommendations on the factors to be used on at least one skin aesthetic procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) obtaining information from the individual regarding the skin aesthetic procedure the individual desires to have performed;   b) determining at least one skin condition of the individual prior to the administration of the skin aesthetic procedure;   c) optionally comparing the determined skin conditions with a pre-determined baseline skin conditions list;   d) optionally pre-treating the skin of the individual by conditioning the skin prior to the skin aesthetic procedure;   e) selecting the most efficacious factors for the desired skin aesthetic procedure based on the skin condition;   f) providing recommendations to the individual for the skin care treatments procedure based on the selected factors to enhance efficiency of the skin aesthetic procedure;   g) performing the skin aesthetic procedure; and   h) post-treating the skin of the individual by conditioning the skin after the skin aesthetic procedure.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the on at least one skin aesthetic procedure is selected from micro dermabrassion, IPL, chemical peels, ablative laser, non-ablative laser, injections, plasma devices, radio frequency devices, LED technology, ultrasound penetration, photodynamic therapy, lipolysis, and combination thereof. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the skin conditions are determined by using biometric and imaging techniques. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the biometric techniques and imaging techniques are selected from at least one of the following: measuring skin moisture content via corneometry; measuring sebum content via sebumetry; measuring firmness and elasticity properties via cutometry; measuring skin thickness via sonography; measuring barrier function via trans-epidermal water loss; measuring skin color via chromametry; measuring skin roughness via profilometry; measuring blood flow via laser-doppler flowmetry; measuring wrinkles, texture and pore size via visible light imaging; measuring photo-damage, oil balance and bacteria via ultraviolet light imaging; measuring relative acid-alkaline property of the skin via skin pH, or combination thereof. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of performing the at least one skin aesthetic procedure on the individual based on the recommendations. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the skin care treatment is ablation and the skin condition includes barrier function, skin moisture, and oil content of the skin. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein further comprising treating the skin based on the skin conditions prior to the skin aesthetic procedure. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein further comprising the step of obtaining personal information about the individual, wherein the personal information is obtained by filling out a questionnaire. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the skin is pre-treated by cleaning, toning, moisturizing, exfoliating, applying cosmetic products/compositions, or combination thereof. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the skin is post-treated by cleaning, toning, moisturizing, exfoliating, applying cosmetic products/compositions, or combination thereof.