Dr. Craig Singer, M.D., FAASD, FAAP
Board-Certified Dermatologist Specializing in Acne and Acne Scar Treatment
Founder, Acne Center of Michigan
Bingham Farms, Michigan
Dr. Singer in Brief
Board-certified dermatologist specializing in acne and acne scar treatment
Founder of the Acne Center of Michigan
Advanced training in acne scar reconstruction with Dr. Mark Taylor and Dr. Peter Rullan
Member of the Acne and Rosacea Society and the International Peeling Society
Lecturer on acne scar treatment at the GLIDE Conference for Michigan Physician Assistants
Selected multiple years as a “Top Doctor” in Dermatology by physician peers in Hour Detroit
Magazine
Receives referrals from dermatologists and physicians throughout the region for complex acne
scar cases
Treats patients traveling from Michigan, neighboring states, and Canada
Why Patients Choose the Acne Center of Michigan
Patients seeking treatment for acne scarring often travel to the Acne Center of Michigan because
of Dr. Singer’s focused expertise in advanced acne and acne scar treatment. His practice
emphasizes a defect-oriented approach, carefully analyzing each scar type and selecting the most
appropriate techniques to address the underlying structural causes of scarring.
Unlike practices that rely on a single procedure such as fractional laser resurfacing, treatment
plans at the Acne Center of Michigan frequently combine multiple complementary techniques,
including subcision, CROSS procedures, punch excision, chemical peeling, and laser
resurfacing—to address the different components of acne scars.
Patients travel from across Michigan, neighboring states, and Canada seeking advanced
treatment for acne scars. Dr. Singer also receives referrals from dermatologists and other
physicians for patients requiring specialized evaluation and treatment of complex acne scars.
reconstruction.
About Dr. Singer
Dr. Craig Singer is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in acne and acne scar treatment
and founder of the Acne Center of Michigan in Bingham Farms, Michigan. The practice is
dedicated to the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of acne and acne scarring using
advanced medical, surgical, laser, and chemical peeling techniques tailored to each patient’s
specific scar types.
Many patients who seek care at the Acne Center of Michigan have previously undergone
treatments elsewhere without satisfactory improvement. Dr. Singer’s approach emphasizes
careful scar analysis and defect-oriented therapy, in which each scar type is individually
addressed using the most appropriate technique.
Rather than relying on a single procedure, treatment plans frequently combine complementary
procedures such as subcision, CROSS techniques, punch excision, laser resurfacing, and
chemical peeling to address the structural causes of acne scars.
Dr. Singer treats patients from throughout Metro Detroit, across Michigan, and from neighboring
states including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, as well as patients traveling from
Canada who seek advanced care for acne and acne scarring. He also receives referrals from
dermatologists and other physicians throughout the region for patients requiring specialized
evaluation and treatment of complex acne scars.
Acne Treatment Expertise
Dr. Singer has developed extensive expertise in the medical management of acne, including:
- Customized compounded topical acne therapies
- Advanced acne treatment protocols
- President of the dermatology board of the ABPS
- Laser-based acne treatments including AviClear and the Fotona SP Dynamis laser platform
- Chemical peeling techniques for acne treatment
Advanced Acne Scar Techniques
Dr. Singer utilizes a wide range of procedures to address the structural causes of acne scars,
including:
- Taylor Liberator subcision
- Cannula subcision
- TCA CROSS and carbolic (phenol) CROSS
- Punch excision and surgical removal of deep scars
- Medium-depth chemical peeling
- Fine-focused laser resurfacing for scar edges and pits
- Combination resurfacing and scar reconstruction protocols
Treatments are often combined within a single treatment session to maximize improvement and
address multiple scar types simultaneously.
Training in Acne Scar Revision
Dr. Singer has pursued extensive hands-on training with internationally recognized leaders in
acne scar treatment.
He trained with Dr. Peter Rullan, studying advanced acne scar procedures including the “acne
scar trio” approach, which combines carbolic CROSS, cannula subcision, and fractional erbium
laser resurfacing.
He has also spent multiple training sessions in Salt Lake City with Dr. Mark Taylor, a pioneer
in modern acne scar surgery. During this training he studied:
Taylor Liberator subcision
Fine-focused laser resurfacing using the Fotona SP Dynamis platform
Full-ablation laser techniques for uneven scar edges and mounds
Fractional CO₂ and fractional erbium laser blending
Punch excision of deep scars
Integration of chemical peeling within scar reconstruction protocols
Dr. Singer also received advanced chemical peeling training under Dr. Harold Brody and Dr.
Carlos Wambier, including medium-depth chemical peeling, TCA CROSS, carbolic CROSS,
and Hetter peeling techniques.
Education and Training
University of Pennsylvania 1991— bachelor’s degree with Honors (Cum Laude)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1995 — Medical Degree
Mount Sinai Hospital, Pediatrics residency 1995-1998
Dermatology Residency 2006-2008— Northwest Dermatology Group program, with academic
training at Wayne State University Department of Dermatology and dermatopathology training
at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Professional Memberships
- Acne and Rosacea Society
- International Peeling Society
- American Board of Physician Specialties — Dermatology Board Member, former President
Clinical Philosophy
Acne scars rarely improve with a single treatment. Meaningful improvement typically requires a
defect-oriented approach combining multiple procedures tailored to each individual scar type.