Together, We’re Delivering Scar Free Healing Within A Generation.
The Scar Free Foundation is the only medical research charity working to revolutionise the way we prevent and treat scarring – for everyone.
Scars Are Permanent and Unavoidable.
Anyone can get a scar. Burns, blast injuries, and surgery for cancer – all can cause life-changing scars.
5 million people in the UK live with a life-changing scar, and all the physical and emotional problems that come with them. Scars can affect how you move, how you look, and how you feel about yourself.
Behind Every Scar There’s a Story.
Painful and debilitating, living with scars can mean years of physiotherapy, creams, injections, and surgeries. Learn more about the impact of scarring.
Research Can Stop Scarring.
For now, scars are permanent and unavoidable. But they don’t have to be. At The Scar Free Foundation, we’re working to revolutionise the way we prevent and treat scarring – for everyone.
By funding the right research and backing the brightest minds, we’re accelerating breakthroughs to improve the lives of people with scarring, now and in the future.
With your help, we can deliver new treatments to people who need them, faster. Together, we will achieve scar free healing within a generation.
Our research strategy is focused on three priority areas
Identify
We’re uncovering the biological pathways that lead to scarring.
Change
We’re pioneering new treatments to improve wound healing and prevent scarring.
Support
We’re helping people with scars live positive, independent lives.
Will you help us discover the next research breakthrough?
“With your support, we can better understand how scars form and heal. Please donate to The Scar Free Foundation today.”
Professor Janet Lord, Emeritus Professor of Immune Cell Biology University of Birmingham
Simon’s Story
“To end up with a scar free world, wouldn’t it be wonderful?”
Our Lead Ambassador, Simon Weston CBE, survived severe burns to his face and body after his ship was attacked during the Falklands War.
News and views
Electives 2024: Reflections from Poppy Barnes and Cara Salt
The end of summer means the end of our 2024 Student Elective projects. Cara Salt and Poppy Barnes have both wrapped up their projects – they answered some questions about their experiences, and what they want to do next.
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Join the Team: Communications Manager
The Scar Free Foundation is recruiting for a Communications Manager. Join our small-but-mighty team and help us make scar free healing a reality.
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Stigma to support: £300,000 awarded for research into veteran intimate scarring
The Scar Free Foundation is delighted to announce new funding for research that aims to understand and ease the devastating impact of conflict-related genital and intimate scarring.
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