Effect of Subcision and Suction on Acne Scars

Pilot Split Face Randomized, Evaluator Blinded Study on the Effect of Subcision and Suctioning With a Microdermabrasion Device on Rolling Acne Scars

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01696513

Enrollment

Registered

2012-10-01

Start date

2012-09-30

Completion date

2025-12-31

Last updated

2025-01-31

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Conditions

Acne Scars

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the use of standard treatment in conjunction with suction will improve acne scars compared to a standard treatment alone.

Interventions

PROCEDURESuction

PROCEDURESubcision

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 and over * Have bilateral rolling acne scars * Are in good health * Subject has the willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

* Under 18 years of age * Pregnancy or lactation * Unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent * Has mental illness * Recent Accutane use in the past 6 months * Prone to hypertrophic and keloidal scarring

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in acne scarring compared to baseline after treatments	Baseline and 4 months	The change in acne scarring is measured using a global scarring grading system to compare baseline scarring to the treatments.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026