I did something like this on purpose (but I've already posted today, so it can't go up until tomorrow), where I loop cut an entire object and then pulled facets apart. Looks a bit like this..I dunno about this one, tho. You may want to run 'cleanup' and 'tesselate' (either triangulate or quadranbulate, depending on where your model goes), and lately I make all the edges hard, which seems to improve detail..good luck.

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)