Welcome to The Scar Free Foundation
We’re the only medical research charity revolutionising the way scarring is prevented and treated – for everyone.
Since 1999, we’ve enabled over £50 million in pioneering research into wound healing, scar treatment and prevention, mental health support, and awareness.
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 grow, and how you feel about yourself.
Life with scars can be painful and debilitating, and may require years of physiotherapy, creams, injections, and surgery which causes further scarring.
How research can stop scarring
At The Scar Free Foundation, we’re working to revolutionise the way we prevent and treat scarring – for everyone.
We want people to live life without the limitations scarring can bring.
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.
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.
News and views
“World Sepsis Day isn’t just a date for me – it’s a day that holds profound significance in my life”
Scar Free Ambassador Jaco Nel discusses surviving sepsis for World Sepsis Day 2025
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Hemani, Scar Free Trustee and Ambassador, signs up for a Scar Free skydive
Hemani Modasia-Shah will be leaping for Scar Free research on Saturday 11 October
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Nottingham medical student awarded 2025 Scar Free Foundation Elective Award
Arooj Qaiser has won one of two 2025 Scar Free Elective Awards for innovative burn treatment research
Find out moreWill 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.
