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US 7,993,382 · App. 11/522,136 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Fat reduction using external laser radiation and niacin

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,993,382
App. No.
11/522,136
Filed
Sep 14, 2006
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3739
USPC
607/89
Abstract

The present invention is a non-invasive method for reducing fat in a patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of niacin and applying laser energy to targeted external regions of a patient's body.

Claims (4)

1. A method for reducing fat in a patient comprising:

a) administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of niacin; and

b) applying laser energy to the tissue of the patient with no temperature rise of the lasered and surrounding tissue;

wherein the therapeutically effective amount of niacin is administered orally over a span of at least 11 days and about 500 mg of niacin is administered the first day and the niacin amount is increased until the patient is administered about 1500 mg on the eleventh day.