WO2018023183A1 - Clothing for combating loss of muscle tone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the technological sector of clothing and is more specifically related to clothing for combating loss of muscle tone, with the object of containing the weight of subcutaneous body fat on the skin, delaying and preventing loss of muscle tone in the more susceptible regions of the human body. The clothing prevents loss of muscle tone on the internal face of the legs and arms and abdomen, which are areas fairly frequently affected by this condition, and it is made from thin stretch fabrics that adhere to the skin so that the user can wear it on a daily basis like a "second skin", appreciating it for its comfort properties. The fabrics contain the weight of the subcutaneous structures by exerting pressures ranging from 10 to 20 mmHg, with greater pressure being exerted on the skin in the target areas, thereby minimizing the distension of body tissues and preventing constriction points. By way of example, the clothing may be composed of polyamide and elastane, but fabrics having similar properties may be used. The clothing developed for the legs may be Bermuda shorts, stockings or socks, and for the arms it has the format of sleeves that may be joined by coats or T-shirts. In addition, both types may be joined into a single item of clothing, containing the skin at specific points of loss of muscle tone.

Description

ANTI-FLAX CLOTHING Technological sector of the invention

In general the present invention belongs to             to the garment technology sector and refers, more             specifically, anti-sagging clothing, developed with             compressibility characteristics so that they are             varying pressures have been exerted to provide a             greater contention to the weight that the skin suffers from             internal structures, specific locations or target areas, to             way to slow and prevent the problem of sagging             mainly on the inner side of the legs and arms, and on the             lower abdomen.

Known prior art

Nowadays body care has been generating a             marked development in medicine and the healthcare sector.             to address aesthetic issues that affect the             self-esteem of men and women. That said, one of the problems             to be recognized consists of sagging skin, considered             one of the biggest drawbacks related to aesthetics and that             significantly worsens with age due to             not only for intrinsic aging but also for             other associated phenomena, such as decreased fiber             collagenous and elastic muscles, increased muscle flaccidity and             changes in internal tissues.

The sagging of the tissues is distinguished according to             where it manifests itself and may be muscular or of the             own skin. Sagging skin is easily mistaken for             the muscle flaccidity that happens by the decrease or absence             of the use of muscles in a particular region. The sagging             of the skin is characterized by the draped and draped aspect of the             skin of the affected region, also called dermal sagging, which             has many origins beyond age such as type and thickness             of the skin, the amount of collagen, mass decrease             due to excessive weight loss, among others. She             may still present or worsen after pregnancy or in             cases of diseases that cause significant loss of             vitamins and body mass in the body. Therefore, the             sagging appears throughout the lives of individuals in             varying degrees and depending on variable factors,             individual and genetic, representing a process             irreversible effect of mechanical and continuous weight action             of subcutaneous structures on the skin.

In regions where sagging is most visible             a distension occurs with widening of the skin surface,             or the cutaneous envelope. This is because the skin is an organ             elastic, however, its elasticity is small and decreases             considerably with age due to changes in fiber             elasticity and decreased collagen production,             essential protein to the body responsible for             constitution of the extracellular matrix of the tissues. By virtue             of these changes, there is a distension of the skin that             widens and does not contract spontaneously again as, as             It has already been said, it is not a 100% elastic organ. Consequently,             the skin is permanently increasingly sagging,             ie more distended and fallen as we move forward in             age.

The sagging is more intense and evident in certain             body regions, especially those where the skin is             thinner or more fat-bearing and             other subcutaneous structures. This is because the skin             thinner and more delicate has a lower ability to contain the             weight of subcutaneous structures (such as tissues, vessels,             nerves, organs, and other constituents of the body) than a             thicker skin, such as the palm and plant of the             foot On the other hand, in some areas of normal skin, the             sagging happens from excessive weight of fat or organs             internal to the skin, which is not provided with a             amount and type of ligaments needed to sustain             this weight without sagging. Some regions             such as those above the knee and abdomen are examples of this.             That said, it can be concluded that the most affected areas             for sagging consist of the inner face of the arms and the             legs, in addition to the skin of the abdomen, eyelids and neck.

It can be said that women are most affected by             sagging than man because it has thinner skin and             a larger amount of fat tissue. Some ligaments             subcutaneous tissues help to support these internal structures,             being responsible for the delimitation of these areas, some             sometimes also forming subcutaneous pockets or projections             over the skin. These grants or projections are responsible             by the distension of the skin and the draped appearance, which             only observed in the body but also in some areas of the             face (submental fat, popularly known as             double chin, pockets of fat in the lower eyelids and peri-mandibular fat).

Breasts in females are also prone to sagging areas, where the weight of the mammary gland tends to distend the skin, making the breasts sag with age. The bra has the ability to slow and minimize this process as it acts as a second skin to hold the weight of the breasts and to prevent the skin from distending. The effect of the bra is notoriously known especially when observing women belonging to indigenous tribes who do not wear it, making it apparent that they tend to have sagging breasts than those who wear this garment daily. Based on this evidence, anti-sagging clothing is designed to support the most prone areas of the body. That is, the technology described in this patent application seeks to propose containment parts that have the same principle as the bra , but intended for other areas of the human body that are also prone to sagging.

Some laser technologies, microfocus ultrasound             and radio frequency can improve the visible aspects of             sagging, with partial results. They are also proposed             clinical treatments with creams based on             dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) and other tensors. These             alternatives consist of high cost procedures for             patient and have no significant effects.

There are also some alternatives that represent the current state of the art and are described in patent documents. Some examples can be observed as in the case of utility model no. MU 7903369-5 - “ Long Infrared Reducing and Modeling Bermuda ” which refers to a two-piece shorts whose side ends are joined by front and rear stitching and may also be be accompanied by a zippered opening or the like. These parts are made up of a rubber blanket composed of latex, synthetic rubber and magnesium silicate alumina and / or multifaceted silica micro crystals with photoelectric characteristics. However, it is evident that such a solution, while meeting the field of skin care application, does not offer a solution for sagging and is a complex and apparent alternative when used under thinly woven clothing. That is, the described solution is not intended to treat sagging nor allow the use of the garment under all day-to-day circumstances.

Still within the context of the present invention, it is possible to cite patent no. MU 7900396-6 - "Arrayed or similar arrangement for therapeutic purposes with electromagnetic characteristics ", which was designed in order to form an electromagnetic wave field that , arranged in vital points, activate the blood circulation, relaxing tensions and relieving pain, including helping in the prevention of disease and postoperative recovery, characterized by having a brace or similar, equipped with a therapy chamber. Similarly to the aforementioned earlier, this technology is also a very elaborate alternative that involves high costs, but the action of electromagnetic waves for sagging is not described. In addition, the current arrangement of the solution proposed in this patent document does not allow the strap to be used to combat sagging or versatile, with finer fabric garments.

In addition to these alternatives, the patent             American No. US 20110059037 - “             Polymeric                                                    compositions                                                    containing                          go-                          emitting                          /                          absorbing                                                    additives                                                    and                                                    shaped                                                    articles                                                    comprised                                                    that”Refers to a composition for making             textile articles such as woven or knitted fabrics, comprising the             addition of additives to a polyamide polymer matrix and             elastane, which have emission and / or absorption properties             of radiation in the long infrared region. Therefore,             Although innovative, these three alternatives mentioned above             involve technologies that prove no benefits             anti-sagging and the final cost of the product is high             due to the high value of the fabrics used and furthermore             do not exhibit significant compression variations             through pressure applications at specific locations of the             target areas that exhibit marked sagging.

PI 9902221-4 - " Controlled compression garment fabric, especially for shorts and garment made of such fabric " describes a controlled compression garment fabric, preferably for shorts. The fabric has the following characteristics: density between 250 g / m² and 350 g / m²; elastane content between 25% and 50%; other raw material content between 75% and 50%; width elongation between 70% and 110% and length elongation between 60% and 100%. However, it is important to mention that the patent document in question does not have compression variation points in the specific regions of the target areas that are prone to sharp sagging, as shown in the accompanying photos and drawings. That is, the protective object described in the aforementioned patent document does not provide a solution that acts directly on the flabby areas of an individual's body, nor is it intended to prevent strangulation of areas where higher levels of compression should be exerted.

Finally, we mention the technologies that             currently comprise women's articles known as             pantyhose. Patent document no. WO2011097088,             entitled “Pantyhose with asymmetrical panty” which             provides a solution that provides a portion in             panties that surrounds the individual's legs throughout his             perimeter. The proposed tights may include any             appropriate combination of elastic or elastomeric yarns with             hard wires. Examples of hard yarn may include             polyamide such as nylon 6, nylon 6/6, nylon 10, nylon 12,             nylon 6/10, nylon 6/12, and combinations thereof. However, such             solution only provides one article of clothing with             similarities to the tights already known in the             market. The technology described in this document does not provide             a special fabric that is more resistant to the inconvenience             of being susceptible to shredding does not even describe a solution             proposing specific pressure points aiming at             prevention and treatment of sagging.

Also belonging to this same line of clothing, Patent Document No. MU 8200129-4 - "Modeling Half Pants " describes a modeling half pants that is intended to reduce the user's waist measurements. Accordingly, the proposed solution provides for an article of clothing which tends to extend from the waist to the base of the brassiere , which is incorporated into said brassiere by means of buttons, brackets or any other means of attachment. However, this solution aims to model, diverging as to the places of higher pressure that should be prioritized and designed to efficiently contain the weight of subcutaneous tissues and also not aware of the use in regions prone to sagging. Nor does it provide for the use of special fabrics for its manufacture.

Thus, from the existing drawbacks             in clothes like shorts and shaping belts today             used to tighten certain             to look like a different body shape without             prioritize the specific points of sagging, it is visible to             existence of a gap in the creation of clothes endowed with             anti-sagging properties. There is also no known             solution that does not include the use of wide screens in the             confection of such clothes, which should be avoided since             excessively marks the user's skin, aggravating the appearance             “orange peel” in areas prone to cellulite. Per             Finally, it is important to mention that             development of a technology that presents the objective of             to slow down and prevent the sagging problem caused by             weight of the subcutaneous structures, from its confection             clothing with fabrics that have varying pressures on             specific locations or target areas of sagging in order to             minimize the consequences of the weight of these structures             on the skin and the distension of body tissues,             while avoiding bottlenecks so that             can be used daily and comfortably.

Novelties and objectives of the invention

In order to remedy the current state failures             of the technique outlined above, the present invention proposes the             development of anti-sagging clothing made of             fine materials that have characteristics of             variable and higher compressibility in areas prone to             in order to contain the weight of the tissues and the consequent             distension of the skin, decreasing sagging areas of the body             that are affected by this issue.

Such clothes have, as a priority, the function of             act mainly on the inner face of the legs and arms             and also in the abdomen, which represent areas quite             affected by sagging in order to retard and prevent the             problem in these regions. The clothing is made from fabrics.             thin elastics which provide comfort for their use             daily by patients and users in general. These tissues             exert varying pressures at specific locations or             target areas, avoiding bottlenecks and             minimizing the consequent distension of body tissues.             Furthermore, the present invention provides that higher pressures             will only be exercised at the specific points, with the aim of             contain those regions most prone to sagging with             comfort, not just compressing the entire area of the legs and             arms, which could cause discomfort to the user.

For this, the pieces were developed             using fabrics with elastic characteristics,             generally composed of polyamide and elastane, with             other fabrics, with different compositions, but with             similar characteristics may also be used,             provided they allow daily use in comfort. The fabric is             thin, unlike the modeling clothes today             allowing for use in warm climate regions.             In addition, the fabric does not fray when cut, allowing             the user himself to adjust the length of the part as             necessary, especially in the arms and legs. The seams and             workpiece finish are strategically arranged so             to avoid discomfort and markings on daily wear clothing that             will be used from above.

For making garments for other purposes             areas subject to sagging,             based on the requirements described in this report.             descriptive and in order to meet the proposed objectives,             maintaining the characteristics of variable compressibility and             predetermined, according to the region that presents sagging.             As a variant of clothing making, a single piece of clothing             clothing can comprise all target areas such as the             popularly known “little monkey”, which can join the             shorts and the top that contains the sleeves that act             in the sagging internal region of the arms, provided             has the same characteristics as described.

The fabrics and final pieces should have good             finish, good skin adhesion, without causing irritation,             allergies or discomforts such as tightness in areas             improper use or stimulate sweating. In addition, the invention in             should allow uninterrupted daily use,             preferably undisclosed under wear             exerting a gentle intensity compression to             moderate, in specific areas of the body.

Accordingly, the present invention provides for an article             of clothing made of material that offers comfort             to the user and has skin containment properties and             affected areas, to be used with the             contain the areas of the human body most prone to sagging.

Description of the attached drawings

In order for the present invention to be fully             understood and carried out by any technician of this             technological sector, it will be clearly described,             concise and sufficient, based on the drawings and images             annexes that illustrate and subsidize it, listed below:

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 Figure 1 represents the form of use                 the shorts and the anti-sagging compressive sleeves,                 according to the present invention from a point of                 Front view.

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 Figure 2 represents the compressive sleeves                 anti-sagging from a frontal point of view.

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 Figure 3 represents the compressive sleeves                 anti-sagging from a later point of view.

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 Figure 4 represents the compressive shorts                 anti-sagging, comprising the pressure region                 designed to contain sagging inside the                 legs and abdomen from a point of view                 according to the present invention.

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 Figure 5 represents the compressive shorts                 anti-sagging from a later point of view.

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 Figure 6 represents the compressive sleeves                 anti-sagging, with their respective pressure points, the                 from a later point of view.

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 Figure 7 represents the compressive shorts                 anti-sagging, with their respective pressure points, the                 from a later point of view.

The article proposed in this patent consists of anti-sagging compressive garments, more specifically, a shorts to prevent sagging in the inner region of the legs and abdomen, and a sleeveless inner arm strap made of elastic fabric, which can be provided with elastane, such as tissue called "slim tulle" or any other similar fabrics with spandex. As a garment variant, both pieces can be joined together to make a single piece with the same pressure points. For other sagging body regions, special parts may also be developed based on the requirements described in this document. The end pieces should have a good finish and good adhesion to the skin, without causing irritation, allergies or discomfort such as tightness in improper areas or stimulation of sweating.

The use of a thin fabric for the                 making compressive clothes allows its use                 daily without being evidenced about the garments                 above, exerting greater compression in areas                 such as anterior and superior knee                 inner face of arms and legs (thighs).

Different fabric compositions can be                 allow daily use with                 comfort, the thin fabric is preferable for clothes to be                 used in hot times and places. However, the clothes                 can also be made on other screens                 compressive and thicker elastic bands to be                 regions with colder climates, provided                 present the specific pressure application points,                 as described in this descriptive report and                 obeying areas prone to body sagging.                 In addition, different seams as well as                 manufacture of “seamless” yarns may serve as a                 finishes, in order to improve the visual aspect and                 regarding adherence and comfort during use, the                 fabrics must also necessarily have a                 percentage of elasticity, since in this way they tend to                 be more adherent to the user's body, so that the                 Do not wrap or move after                 dressed up. The fabric used should be thin and                 preferably not fray when cut,                 allowing the user to cut their end to                 match the length of the piece to your body.

The clothes described for the legs can be                 shorts, trousers or socks and for the arms may be                 sleeves which can be joined by the shoulders through                 tape or sashes to remain in place, or                 even blouses, jackets and t-shirts with sleeves                 made of fabrics containing the pressure points                 on the inner face of the arm. In addition, as an alternative,                 the parts for the arm region can be joined with the                 piece for the leg region in a single piece of                 clothing.

As shown in figures 1 and 2, the                 anti-sagging armrest clothing (1)                 consists of a strap or sleeve of a minimum length                 to the elbow, but may cover the entire arm. THE                 sleeve shall contain reinforcements for increased pressure exerted                 in the areas most prone to sagging arms that                 consists of the proximal region above the elbow and also                 the inner face (3) of the arms. The sleeve shall allow the                 moderate and even compression to contain the                 fabrics throughout the arm, allowing for comfortable use and                 no choke points. Regarding sewing, if                 should be positioned inside the                 can also be made without seams.                 Near the elbow, the sleeve should be finished                 preferably with the same fabric, and should not contain elastics.

In the axillary region, Can be arranged a opening (slit) which is intended to assist in perspiration. Thus, in the perimeter region of the arm, the present invention provides for a single layer of unreinforced tissue (6), while in the extension of the inner region of the arms (3) it should have higher skin compression / containment properties. These properties can be achieved, for example, with the use of a double layer of the chosen fabric, overlapping or more firmly fabricated. The compressive arm piece (1) also has a sleeve coupling element (7) disposed in the user's back region between the shoulder blades. In addition, blouses, T-shirts or jackets may also feature the sleeves proposed here.

As shown in figure 6, the sleeves                 compressive (1) have different points of                 pressure. Point A represents the region of the upper arm.                 near the armpit, in which the containment pressure exerted                 piece on the inner portion of the arm (covering the                 biceps and triceps region), is fixed between 10mmHg and                 20mmHg. At point B, the pressure of the portion is defined                 intermediate arm, which is also fixed between                 10mmHg and 20mmHg. Finally, in the region demarcated by the point                 C, ie approximately 5cm distal from the sleeve, the                 pressure exerted + 1mmHg compared to the rest                 sleeve, thus approximately 11mmHg.

For the manufacture of anti-sagging clothing for                 the legs like shorts (2) for example the length                 must be at least to the user's knee,                 because it must contain the subcutaneous fat of all                 thigh surface, where the point of greatest weight and                 distension of the skin of the leg is located near the                 knee. In addition, trousers or elastic stockings may be                 adapted to the characteristics of the shorts. The shorts                 allows for moderate compression to contain the                 body tissues similar to a sock                 elastic, without causing discomfort to the user or                 compromise blood and lymph circulation. THE                 it should have the shape of the thigh, ie more                 broad in the upper and narrower region as                 proximity to the knee resulting in compression                 as uniform as possible throughout the thigh of the                 avoiding choke points.

As observed in Figures 4 and 5, the                 shorts (2) proposed in the present invention have areas                 with greater pressure exerted (4), with about 5 mmHg, in                 relation to the rest of the piece, which presents smaller                 pressure (8), preferably between 2mm Hg and 6mm Hg,                 exercised by the article of clothing. The front portion of the                 shorts (2) must have a reinforced region (4) in the                 inner thigh and in the region near the groin of the                 user. The posterior portion of the shorts (2), the                 which exerts the most pressure (4) to contain the                 wearer's skin tissues is defined in the inner portion                 of the thigh (10) and below the buttocks (9). THE                 seam of the leg region of the shorts, if any, should                 be positioned on the inner thighs, with the                 finish of the bottom of the shorts (2),                 preferably it is made with the fabric of the garment itself.                 In addition, the abdomen region (10) also presents the                 same compressibility characteristics                 anti-sagging, with a reinforcement that covers the whole                 area of the wearer's abdomen that is prone to sagging.

The parts for the leg region described                 can also be made without seams to avoid                 both markings on everyday clothing as well as                 as possible bottlenecks. The finishing in                 Waist (5) can be made of silicone material to                 maintain comfortability without squeezing                 the user and should not slip or curl,                 allowing use by people of different sizes or                 abdomen volume.

Finally, the proposed shorts, pants or sock (2) may have an opening consisting of only one slit in the region between the wearer's legs. This slit does not have a very large dimension, so as not to compromise the compression of the shorts / pants (2), which in the region of the buttocks that generates the lift effect. This opening was created so that the normal panties can be worn over the shorts, with the main purpose of allowing the shorts not to be removed when the user goes to the toilet. In this case, the normal panties may be worn above the shorts, or the proposed panties are worn in conjunction with the leg garment, which should be comfortable without overtightening but capable of containing the weight of the legs. especially in the lower half of the buttocks, also preventing sagging at this level.

As shown in figure 7, the                 compressive shorts (2) have different points                 pressure Point D represents the nearest region                 the user's buttocks, where the containment pressure                 exercised by the piece is fixed between 10mmHg and 20mmHg. The                 points E, F and G define the pressure of the portion                 of the thigh, being also fixed between                 10mmHg and 20mmHg. Finally, in the region demarcated by the point                 H, ie approximately 5cm distal to the shorts (2),                 the pressure exerted can be + 1mmHg compared to                 remaining strap or -2mmHg.

The pressure levels exerted at the points                 sagging critics allow for contensive mechanical action                 on the skin, comfortably and without prejudice to local circulation                 or to other anatomical structures of the user. Those                 details differ from clothing alternatives                 currently used compressive                 strangulation due to tissue stiffness                 compromising blood circulation when                 used for a long period, as well as not                 present higher pressure points coinciding with the                 areas where the body skin is sagging.

In view of this, the present invention                 describes anti-sagging arm and                 legs which comprise a pressure ranging from 10                 at 20 mm Hg in the areas where the highest                 sagging skin contention, already described and highlighted                 in the drawings, coinciding with the areas of greatest                 body sagging. The compression of clothes for arms and                 can be increased to 30 mm Hg if the                 suit is adapted to an elastic stocking with                 at the same time to improve the circulation of                 but maintaining the reinforcements and patterns of                 compression shown in figures 6 and 7.

To illustrate the present invention, as an example, a shorts having the inner region of the legs (4) comprising a pressure of 20 mmHg at points D and E, 15 mmHg at points F and G, 10 mmHg at point H may be cited. and in the abdomen a pressure of 20 mmHg. An example of sleeve making may comprise the inner region of the arms with pressures corresponding to 15 mmHg at point A, 12 mmHg at point B and 16 mmHg at point C. For example, clothing may be made of tulle slim , 67% polyamide and 33% elastane, with a weight of approximately 165g / m².

However, it should be noted that this                 invention may consist of several types of                 fabrics with elastic characteristics and                 compressive. The example described above is intended to                 just illustrate one way of implementing this                 invention, however, the pressure ranges and even the                 Fabric composition and characteristics may vary                 without departing from the scope of protection of the patent application.                 In addition, with the aim of increasing compression in the                 most important sagging points, reinforcements can be                 added to the clothes. Such reinforcements may be                 made of the same fabric as the anti-sagging clothing or                 of other materials such as fabrics, plastics,                 malleable metal or other technological fabrics which                 come to be developed.

It is important to note that the figures and                 description carried out do not have the ability to limit the                 ways of implementing the inventive concept now proposed,                 but to illustrate and make understandable innovations                 concepts revealed in these solutions. Thus, the                 descriptions and images should be interpreted                 illustrative and not limiting, and there may be other                 equivalent or analogous ways of implementing the                 inventive concept now revealed and that they do not run from                 protection spectrum outlined in the proposed solution.

This was a descriptive report on                 an improvement applied to anti-sagging clothing,                 endowed with novelty, inventive activity, sufficiency                 descriptive, industrial application and, consequently,                 covered with all the essential requirements for                 grant of the claimed privilege.

Claims (7)

ANTI-FLEXITY CLOTHING Made of fabric with elastic characteristics, characterized by consisting of garments for legs or arms with specific pressure points (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) in the upper-anterior region of the knee. , proximal region above the elbow, inner face of arms and legs, and abdomen region. ANTI-FLAX CLOTHING according to claims 1, and still characterized the specific pressure points comprise a pressure of 30 mm Hg. Anti-sagging clothes, according to claims 1 and 2, further characterized by pressure points in the inner region of the legs (D, E, F, G and H) and the arms (A, B and C) and region abdomen (11) range from 10 to 20 mm Hg. PET anti-sagging, according to claims 1 and 2, further characterized by pressure points in the inner region of the legs (C) and in the inner region of the legs (H) comprises the additional pressure of 1 mmHg compared to clothing rest. ANTI-FLAKENESS COMPRESSIVE CLOTHING according to claims 1 and 4, and still characterized by the leg garment containing the anatomical shape of the thigh with minimum knee length, inner leg seam, seamless bottom finish on the fabric of the garment, silicone finish (5) on the waist and optionally opening in the vaginal region. ANTI-FLAKENESS COMPRESSIVE CLOTHING according to claim 1, and still characterized in that it comprises an adjustable length by cutting. ANTI-FLAKENESS COMPRESSIVE CLOTHING according to claims 1 and 4, and still characterized in that the arm clothing comprises a minimum length to the elbow, stitching on the inside of the arms, seamless finishing on the fabric of the garment itself and optionally opening on the axillary region.

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