Dermaflage
Dermaflage is a synthetic skin product used to conceal scars and indented areas in the skin. Produced and marketed by Silicone Arts Labs in Memphis, TN, the product is applied topically and uses a thin layer of translucent silicone to replicate both the tone and texture of the recipient's skin.
Dermaflage is used primarily by consumers for everyday concealment of recessed scars and blemishes; however, it is also utilized by some professional makeup artists to create lifelike skin textures for special effects in film. It was released commercially in 2011.
History
Founded in 2010, Silicone Arts Laboratories (Dermaflage's producer) was formed to create a consumer product based on a skin concealment technology developed in Hollywood special effects. After a 200-person pilot study in 2011, the company expanded manufacturing operations in Memphis, TN and prepared the product and packaging for commercial sale in 2012.[1]
In 2014, Silicone Arts Laboratories was recruited as a participant in the Dallas-based healthcare accelerator Health Wildcatters.[2] The firm raised $1.5 million in an equity funding round in 2015, led by the Tennessee-based investor Innova.[3]
Hollywood
While the majority of Dermaflage's customers are consumers using the product for everyday scar concealment, Dermaflage is also used by several Hollywood makeup professionals for its ability to create lifelike skin alterations. Makeup artists who use the product include Academy Award-winners Bill Corso and Kim Greene.[1]
Patent and Trademark
Dermaflage was patented under US patent number 9,186,315 on November 17, 2015.[4] The Dermaflage trademark is protected in the U.S. USPTO.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Special Effect". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ "Silicone Arts Laboratories Recruited for Dallas Accelerator". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ "Health Wildcatters alum Silicone Arts Labs raises $1.5 million". Biz Beat Blog. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ Singer, Matthew (November 17, 2015), United States Patent: 9186315 - Methods for disguising dermatological blemishes, retrieved 2016-01-28
- ↑ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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