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Last Updated: March 19, 2024

Claims for Patent: 8,048,423


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Summary for Patent: 8,048,423
Title:Botulinum toxin therapy for skin disorders
Abstract: Methods for treating skin disorders by local administration of a Clostridial toxin, such as a botulinum toxin, to a patient with a skin disorder.
Inventor(s): First; Eric R. (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Allergan, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Application Number:10/731,973
Patent Claims:1. A method for treating skin disorder in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising a step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a liquid solution comprising a botulinum toxin to a location of a skin disorder of the patient, wherein the administration of the botulinum toxin reduces the size of the skin disorder, thereby treating the skin disorder, wherein the solution is administered by intradermal injection or subdermal injection with a needle per session; wherein the skin disorder comprises a common wart, a plantar wart or a flat wart; and, wherein the botulinum toxin administered is less than the amount used to paralyze a muscle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the botulinum toxin is a botulinum toxin type A, a botulinum toxin type B, a botulinum toxin type C.sub.1, a botulinum toxin type D, a botulinum toxin type E, a botulinum toxin type F, or a botulinum toxin type G.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the botulinum toxin is a botulinum toxin type A.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the botulinum toxin is administered in an amount of between about 1 unit and about 3,000 units.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the subdermal injection is a subcutaneous injection or an intramuscular injection.

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