Fat Reduction Using External Laser Radiation and Niacin

Abstract

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

1 . A method for reducing fat in a patient comprising:
 a) orally 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.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the therapeutically effective amount of niacin is about 500 mg. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the therapeutically effective amount of niacin is more than about 15 mg. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein applied laser energy is about 635 nm. 
     
     
         5 . A method for reducing fat in a patient comprising:
 a. topically 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.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the therapeutically effective amount of niacin is more than about 7 mg. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein applied laser energy is about 635 nm. 
     
     
         8 . In a patient having fat that comprises fat cells having intracellular fatty acids and triglycerides and interstitial space between the fat cells, a method of reducing fat comprising:
 a. taking in a therapeutically effective amount of niacin;   b. receiving an application of laser energy in an amount that causes no detectable temperature rise of the treated tissue;   c. releasing at least a portion of the intracellular fat into the interstitial space; and   d. absorbing fatty acids and triglycerides into the patient's blood stream.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein taking in further comprises the patient digesting niacin administered orally. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein about 500 mg of niacin is taken in the first day and the niacin amount is increased until the patient takes in about 1500 mg on the eleventh day. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein taking in further comprises the patient absorbing niacin administered topically. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the patient absorbs more than about 7 mg of niacin. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8  wherein applied laser energy is about 635 nm.