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Isoperimetric inequality for closed curves in $\mathbb{R}^n$

A well known isoperimetric inequality for closed curves in $\mathbb{R}^2$ can be generalized to closed curves in $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$, see: https://mathoverflow.net/a/321505/121665.

I have two questions:

Question 1. Is it possible to prove a reasonable isoperimetric inquality for closed curves in $\mathbb{R}^{2n+1}$?

Questions 2. Can an inequality from https://mathoverflow.net/a/321505/121665 be generalized to smooth mappings of $\mathbb{S}^k$ to $\mathbb{R}^n$ for some $n>k+1$?

Has anyone seen any related results?

There is a general isoperimetric inequality for currents (Theorem 6.1 in [1]) that has been generalized in many ways, but I am looking for a more elementary statements, more in the spirit of https://mathoverflow.net/a/321505/121665.

[1] H. Federer, W. H. Fleming, Normal and integral currents. Ann. of Math. 72 (1960), 458-520.

Piotr Hajlasz
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