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Can a subcision procedure not work on certain dense bound down scars?

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I have had a subcision procedure twice now on one large rolling/boxcar scar on my cheek. Each time the elevated tissue has ended up adjacent to, but not under the depressed area, making the scar appear worse. Is it possible that my scar tissue is just so dense that the needle can not elevate the correct area? Or is it more likely that my Dr. just missed the scar?

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