Subcision

What is subcision?

Subcision is a specialized, minimally invasive clinical procedure used to treat deep, indented scars primarily rolling acne scars, surgical scars, and some types of cellulite depressions.
When a severe pimple or cyst heals, it often leaves behind thick, fibrous bands of scar tissue in the subcutaneous layer beneath the skin. These bands act like tight rubber bands, pulling the surface skin downward and creating a pitted, uneven, or wavy appearance.
 
Subcision uses a specialized clinical needle to gently sever these restrictive bands, releasing the skin so it can bounce back to its natural, smooth position. Subcision is a minor in-office surgical procedure mainly used to treat acne scars.

How does subcision work?

In a subcision treatment, a small needle is inserted into your skin to pull the acne scar from the underlying tissues. This allows the skin in that area to rise, diminishing the uneven texture of your skin caused by acne scars.

Subcision is usually used on depressed scars, wrinkles and cellulite. This needle insertion only interrupts the area right underneath the scar on skin, triggering collagen release at the site of needle insertion.

Benefits of subcision

  • Highly effective for acne scars
  • Fast results compared to laser treatments
  • Cost effective
  • Works well for deeper scars such as box-car acne scars
  • Promotes collagen production
  • Acne Scars

Frequently Asked Question

There are very few side effects for subcisions, which are listed under downtime.

Immediately after a subcision, you may see some redness and swelling which will go away naturally in two to three days. You may experience minor bruising right after the procedure at the site of needle injection, but these bruises will fade in 2 to 10 days depending on your healing process and skin type.

Subcision may require between three to six sessions, with each session scheduled one month away from the last.

Subcision is also used for…

  • Acne & Acne Scar
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Ice-Pick and Boxcar Scars
  • Depressed Surgical Scars
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