Can Subcision with the Cannula be an Acceptable Alternative Method in Treatment of Acne Scars?

Can Subcision with the Cannula be an Acceptable Alternative Method in Treatment of Acne Scars?

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Most people who experience the acne suffer from damage under the surface of their skin which causes saucer-like depressions or pits on their skin. Sometimes the skin loses its underlying support and develops fibrous bands of tissue between the skin and subcutaneous layer, which pull on the epidermis and cause a wavy texture called as rolling scar. Treatment of acne sca...

Subcision-suction method: a new successful combination therapy in treatment of atrophic acne scars and other depressed scars.

BACKGROUND Among therapeutic modalities of acne scars, subcision is a simple, safe procedure with a different and basic mechanism for correcting atrophic and depressed scars. Subcision releases scar surfaces from underlying attachments and induces connective tissue formation beneath the scar directly, without injury to the skin surface. Therefore, subcision is a valuable method, but due to high...

Subcision versus 100% trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of rolling acne scars.

BACKGROUND Acne scarring is common but surprisingly difficult to treat. Newer techniques and modifications to older ones may make this refractory problem more manageable. The 100% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) chemical reconstruction of skin scars (CROSS) method is a safe and effective single modality for the treatment of atrophic acne scars, whereas subcision appears to be a safe technique that p...

Can Photodynamic Therapy Be an Alternative Method in Melanoma Treatment?

Subcision in acne scar

Background and aim: Subcision is a procedure that has been reported to be beneficial in treatment of acne scars. The objective of this trial was to assess the efficacy of subcision in the treatment of rolling acne scars and evaluate a novel subdermal filler" absorbable plain catgut suture" with subcision. Materials and methods: 22 patients with rolling acne scars underwent subcision, 20 of whom...