ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,092, issued on July 28, was assigned to SOS SCIENCE OF SKIN LTD (Worcestershire, Great Britain).

"Method for reducing cutaneous skin scarring by pre-emptive priming and compounds and compositions for its implementation" was invented by Ardeshir Bayat (Worcestershire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of enhancing the quality of a skin scar by topical application of an agent for improving scar quality is characterised in that said agent is pre-emptively applied to a potential surgical cutaneous site in advance of surgery, including surgery involving use of lasers. The topical agent may be a polyphenol, such as (-)-...