APPLIANCE COMPRISING A CYCLICAL MECHANICAL STRAIN COMPONENT CONFIGURED TO CAUSE INDUCTION OF MECHANICAL STRAIN WITHIN A PORTION OF SKIN SUFFICIENT TO MODULATE ONE OR MORE CUTANEOUS PROTEINS

摘要

The disclosed embodiments provide skin stimulating devices that address the aging effects of the skin at the protein level. In particular, periodic mechanical strains are used to modulate specific proteins in the skin to produce certain effects. By way of non-limiting example, the disclosed embodiments are directed to the use of certain proteins in the skin (such as hyaluronan synthase 3 (HAS3); fibronectin; tropoelastin; procole 1; integrin, etc.). / RTI