If you’ve just had a subcision for acne scars, seeing your skin immediately after can feel unsettling. Swelling, bruising and tenderness are all very common early on, so much so that many people ask themselves, “Is this normal? Am I healing right?” Rest assured, these early changes are part of how subcision works beneath the surface. Unlike surface-level treatments, subcision targets the fibrous bands tethering deeper acne scars, and the immediate post-procedure appearance re