To truly correct a problem area that a patient has, the
physician needs to understand what it is that causes the
problem. Acne scars provide a perfect example of this.

On skin, the human eye detects subtle depressions and
elevations, largely due to trapped light in the ‘valleys’ between
the ‘peaks.’ The obviousness of acne scars, the ‘ice-pick’ or
‘boxcar’ type scars, is due largely to this phenomenon.  

Subcision addresses the fundamental problem very directly,
and that is why it so effective and provides patients with lasting
and durable results, as well as a very high satisfaction rate.
These scars, usually located on the cheeks, but possible
anywhere, are depressed because of loss of skin thickness
or tethering of the scar to deeper tissue. The creation of a new
scar beneath the depressed scar combined with transection of
the tether to underlying tissue results in an elevation of the scar.
This procedure can be performed on single depressed lesions
or on a hundred acne scars of the face in one sitting.