A system for producing a cosmetic effect in skin tissue, comprising: a handpiece; an optical arrangement structured or configured to direct at least one beam of ablative energy onto a plurality of locations in a region of the skin tissue to ablate a plurality of holes therein; a compression arrangement configured to cause and maintain a compressive stress over at least a portion of the region after the holes are formed, wherein the compression arrangement comprises a pre-stretched film material configured to be adhered on the skin tissue which includes the region; and a rigid non-stretchable material which, in operation, is adhered on the pre-stretched film material after the pre-stretched film material reaches a relaxed state so as to maintain the stress in the region of the skin tissue, the rigid non-stretchable material being a non-stretchable film or a non-stretchable plate, wherein a diameter of the at least one beam of ablative energy is between about 0.2 mm and 0.7 mm, wherein the optical arrangement controls in operation the at least one beam to have characteristics which, upon impact on the skin tissues, forms the holes that extend from the surface of the skin tissue into a dermal layer of the skin tissue, and wherein the compression arrangement, when provided over the portion, maintains the stress that provides a force in the region along a direction that is substantially parallel to the skin surface until the holes have substantially closed. a handpiece; an optical arrangement structured or configured to direct at least one beam of ablative energy onto a plurality of locations in a region of the skin tissue to ablate a plurality of holes therein; a compression arrangement configured to cause and maintain a compressive stress over at least a portion of the region after the holes are formed, wherein the compression arrangement comprises a pre-stretched film material configured to be adhered on the skin tissue which includes the region; and a rigid non-stretchable material which, in operation, is adhered on the pre-stretched film material after the pre-stretched film material reaches a relaxed state so as to maintain the stress in the region of the skin tissue, the rigid non-stretchable material being a non-stretchable film or a non-stretchable plate, wherein a diameter of the at least one beam of ablative energy is between about 0.2 mm and 0.7 mm, wherein the optical arrangement controls in operation the at least one beam to have characteristics which, upon impact on the skin tissues, forms the holes that extend from the surface of the skin tissue into a dermal layer of the skin tissue, and wherein the compression arrangement, when provided over the portion, maintains the stress that provides a force in the region along a direction that is substantially parallel to the skin surface until the holes have substantially closed. wherein the optical arrangement controls in operation the at least one beam to have characteristics which, upon impact on the skin tissues, forms the holes that extend from the surface of the skin tissue into a dermal layer of the skin tissue, and wherein the compression arrangement, when provided over the portion, maintains the stress that provides a force in the region along a direction that is substantially parallel to the skin surface until the holes have substantially closed.