Subcision and Radiesse As Acne Treatment?

Subcision is the cutting or tunneling under a scar to free up the bound down scar and create a pocket to inject a material such as Radiesse to create a barrier to help prevent the scar from reattaching itself. It is done under local anesthesia and is quick and easy to undergo. The results are helpful and can be done a few times if needed.
Good Luck,
David Hansen, MD

Hi Anon,
Subcision and Radiesse injections are a nice way to treat isolated acne scars.  The best current available technology to treat acne scarring is Fraxel re:pair or Deep Fx, though neither is FDA approved for this application we have seen great success.  Good luck and be well.
Dr. P

Although I am unaware of the study that you are referring to, subcision and filler injection is an effective way of treating certain kinds of acne scars (deeper saucer and ice pick). The risk is minimal, as it is not likely to worsen your appearance. I use this technique successfully in my practice for these types of acne scars with several of the injectable fillers including Radiesse, Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, and Sculptra (all off FDA label use of course). This is the one time that filler nodules are acceptable and maybe even preferable, as long as, they are only palpable and not visible as nodules. The spacer effect of the nodule is sometimes very helpful in maintaining the subcision release, at least temporarily. The long term effects are variable and to my knowledge not reported in the literature to date. Conceptually, at lease, it makes sense that repeated treatments would eventually result in at least some long term improvement. Good luck!