Subcision Results - Before/After

Good question, I asked my doc the same and he said for now he wants to try without the filler so I can see the true results of Subcision that way I can tell if it’s really working or not. If I were to use filler, I wouldn’t know if the Subcision worked until the filler fades away a couple months down the road. Also doc tells me the filler can be pretty expensive, around $500 a syringe, but since I have done about 4 treatments and seen no permanent results I might go with the filler soon to try it out. But to answer your question, yes the filler will prevent the scar tissue from being pulled back down, but just as long as the filler is there. After a couple months the filler starts to dissolve (or whatever it does), and the scars will go back to normal. At least in my experience, you could have a better outcome.

Hi. In about two weeks, I'm scheduled to have my third subscision I'm nervous because although I've had definite improvement on one side of my face, the other side seems to be caving in where there is a deeply-pitted scarred area. I've tried filler there, but my body seems to absorb it within days. I'll post pictures at a later date.. Also, I just to reply to tell you the that on your post-op picture your skin looks greatly improved. Seriously -- there's a dramatic difference for the better.

I am in Bay Area so things can be more expensive here.

I might just have to try the filler along with Subcision. I’m sure you heard the tearing of the scar tissue when your dermatologist was cutting the tissue while performing the Subcision, well in my case I literally hear the same amount of tearing every time lol. Apparently my scars keep re-attaching and pulling them back down even after multiple treatments, so the filler, in my case, might have to be mandatory to prevent them from being pulled back down and to keep the scars raised. When you got the filler did they do it right after the Subcision? And did you also get like these slightly raised lumps on the areas where you had the treatment done?

Ok cool. I really appreciate you sharing ur experience, thank you and I wish you luck with your future treatments.

Try submission plus suction. Look it up. Lot's of foreign research papers on its efficacy.

I have ice pick, rolling, and boxcar scars on my face, however I only had my boxcar and rolling scars treated with the Subcision. On my temple area I have boxcar scars and on my cheekbone I have mainly rolling scars with some boxcar. Hope this helps.

I’m in the same situation as you. I was going to try lasers but after seeing people’s experiences with them and how they can damage your skin, I just decided to stick with Subcision. With your case I really don’t think it can be possible for Subcision to make a “sunken” scar worse because with Subcision, no matter what, the “sunken” part of your skin will raise either due to swelling from the actual procedure itself or the Subcision did its job and raised the depressed area by severing the underlying scar tissue which in turns raises the “sunken scar”. Now even if the Subcision doesn’t work, the actual procedure itself will leave you will some swelling and after a couple days, once the bruising goes away, you will have slight lumps under the surface which kind of level out depressions in the skin so I think you should try Subcision. I think it will really help.

I've been researching to start my venture into subcision, etc. There's only one dermatologist that mentions giving "free" suction cups so to speak after subcision procedures. I'll have to look into him a bit more.

You should optimize for finding the best dermatologist not for the one that will give you free suctioning cups, because you get buy them online cheaply.

Thank you. I'm down to 2 in my area.