Use of a compression arrangement for producing a cosmetic effect in skin tissue; wherein the compression arrangement comprises: (i) a forceps, a stretched film configured to be adhered to the skin, or a curable shrinkable liquid configured to be adhered to the skin, wherein the forceps, the stretched film, and the curable shrinkable liquid are configured to apply and maintain a compressive stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened; or (ii) a forceps with a flat contact area on an end of each tip to apply and maintain a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened; or (iii) a rigid film or a plate, the film or plate being adhered to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened to maintain a tensile stress; and/or (iv) a photoactivated adhesive, an adhesive applied to a skin surface, or a glue applied to a skin surface to maintain a compressive stress or a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened: wherein a plurality of holes having widths within a range of about 0.2 mm to about 0.7 mm have been introduced in the region by at least one coring needle, wherein the holes extend from the skin surface into the dermal layer of the skin, wherein the holes extend over an areal fraction of a surface of the region that is between about 5% and 50%, wherein the stress provides a force in the region, along a direction that is substantially parallel, to the surface of the region, and wherein the stress is maintained on the surface of the region until the holes have substantially closed. (i) a forceps, a stretched film configured to be adhered to the skin, or a curable shrinkable liquid configured to be adhered to the skin, wherein the forceps, the stretched film, and the curable shrinkable liquid are configured to apply and maintain a compressive stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened; or (ii) a forceps with a flat contact area on an end of each tip to apply and maintain a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened; or (iii) a rigid film or a plate, the film or plate being adhered to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened to maintain a tensile stress; and/or (iv) a photoactivated adhesive, an adhesive applied to a skin surface, or a glue applied to a skin surface to maintain a compressive stress or a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened: wherein a plurality of holes having widths within a range of about 0.2 mm to about 0.7 mm have been introduced in the region by at least one coring needle, wherein the holes extend from the skin surface into the dermal layer of the skin, wherein the holes extend over an areal fraction of a surface of the region that is between about 5% and 50%, wherein the stress provides a force in the region, along a direction that is substantially parallel, to the surface of the region, and wherein the stress is maintained on the surface of the region until the holes have substantially closed. or (ii) a forceps with a flat contact area on an end of each tip to apply and maintain a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened; or (iii) a rigid film or a plate, the film or plate being adhered to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened to maintain a tensile stress; and/or (iv) a photoactivated adhesive, an adhesive applied to a skin surface, or a glue applied to a skin surface to maintain a compressive stress or a tensile stress to a skin surface within a region of skin to be tightened: wherein a plurality of holes having widths within a range of about 0.2 mm to about 0.7 mm have been introduced in the region by at least one coring needle, wherein the holes extend from the skin surface into the dermal layer of the skin, wherein the holes extend over an areal fraction of a surface of the region that is between about 5% and 50%, wherein the stress provides a force in the region, along a direction that is substantially parallel, to the surface of the region, and wherein the stress is maintained on the surface of the region until the holes have substantially closed. wherein a plurality of holes having widths within a range of about 0.2 mm to about 0.7 mm have been introduced in the region by at least one coring needle, wherein the holes extend from the skin surface into the dermal layer of the skin, wherein the holes extend over an areal fraction of a surface of the region that is between about 5% and 50%, wherein the stress provides a force in the region, along a direction that is substantially parallel, to the surface of the region, and wherein the stress is maintained on the surface of the region until the holes have substantially closed.