How to read this page

Drag the handle across any photograph

Every image below is a real patient treated for scarring. Nothing is retouched, smoothed or relit, and each pair is aligned to the same framing so you are comparing the same area.

All photographs are published with the written consent of the patient. Every result is an individual outcome; results vary and cannot be guaranteed.

Subcision, TCA CROSS, CO2 & RF microneedling

Acne scar revision

Before treatment: Cheek — atrophic acne scarring. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Cheek — atrophic acne scarring, after two fractional CO2 laser treatments and three TCA CROSS sessions.
Before After
Cheek — atrophic acne scarring After 2 × fractional CO2 laser and 3 × TCA CROSS Fractional CO2 laser & TCA CROSS · Dr. Emil Henningsen

The frames are cropped, one is rotated and both are matched in scale so the same area of skin lines up on either side of the handle. Nothing in the skin itself has been altered.

Before treatment: Atrophic acne scarring, cheek. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Atrophic acne scarring, cheek, after 2 treatments.
Before After
Atrophic acne scarring, cheek After 2 treatments Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Rolling and boxcar scars, cheek. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Rolling and boxcar scars, cheek, after 2 treatments.
Before After
Rolling and boxcar scars, cheek After 2 treatments Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Acne scarring, lower cheek. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Acne scarring, lower cheek, after one treatment.
Before After
Acne scarring, lower cheek After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Acne scarring, cheek and jaw. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Acne scarring, cheek and jaw, after one treatment.
Before After
Acne scarring, cheek and jaw After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Perioral lines and chin. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Perioral lines and chin, after 2 treatments.
Before After
Perioral lines and chin After 2 treatments Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
TCA CROSS, one scar at a time

Ice-pick scars

Before treatment: Cheek — ice-pick and boxcar scars. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Cheek — ice-pick and boxcar scars, after a course of TCA CROSS.
Before After
Cheek — ice-pick and boxcar scars After a course of TCA CROSS TCA CROSS · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Fractional resurfacing across the field

Texture and surface

Before treatment: Cheek — texture and fine lines. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Cheek — texture and fine lines, 6 weeks after one treatment.
Before After
Cheek — texture and fine lines 6 weeks after one treatment CO2 fractional laser · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Cheek — profile view. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Cheek — profile view, 6 weeks after one treatment.
Before After
Cheek — profile view 6 weeks after one treatment CO2 fractional laser · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Full-face skin quality. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Full-face skin quality, after 3 treatments.
Before After
Full-face skin quality After 3 treatments Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Cheek and jawline. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Cheek and jawline, after one treatment.
Before After
Cheek and jawline After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Striae and scarring away from the face

Neck, décolletage & body

Before treatment: Neck and décolletage. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Neck and décolletage, 4 months after one treatment.
Before After
Neck and décolletage 4 months after one treatment CO2 fractional laser · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Abdomen — skin laxity. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Abdomen — skin laxity, after one treatment.
Before After
Abdomen — skin laxity After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Abdomen — stretch marks. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Abdomen — stretch marks, after one treatment.
Before After
Abdomen — stretch marks After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Before treatment: Abdomen — post-pregnancy skin. Photograph taken at the initial consultation.
After treatment: Abdomen — post-pregnancy skin, after one treatment.
Before After
Abdomen — post-pregnancy skin After one treatment Genius RF microneedling · Dr. Emil Henningsen
Worth saying

Improvement, not erasure

Scar revision improves scars; it does not return skin to the state it was in before the scarring. A full course runs over two to three years, and every photograph on this page represents that kind of timeline rather than a single session. We no longer put a percentage on it: there is no validated scale for grading acne scarring, so the figures that circulate in this field are not comparable between clinics and should not be read as a promise.

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