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Photos of three people form a website banner background image. Robert Dickinson, The Scar Free Foundation Head of Fundraising, Anca Bratu, a scar massage therapist based in Welwyn Garden, and Jason Wong, Academic and Plastic Surgeon from the University of Manchester

Join us in Manchester on Tuesday 29 September for our next Community Event

Everyone is welcome at the third of our free, informal Community Events on 29 September, featuring a talk from Plastic Surgeon Jason Wong, top tips from scar specialist Anca Bratu, and more info about us from Rob, our Head of Fundraising.

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On the left, Kristina Stiles wears a white top and glasses as she smiles at the camera holding a copy of her book 'Oops family burns', an education resource aimed at minimising domestic burns and scalds which was part funded by The Scar Free Foundation. On the right, Ben Gallagher, a British Army Special Forces Veteran, stands on a stoney path among mountains, grass and trees and smiles at the camera. Ben wears a grey walking outfit and red backpack.

Registration now open for our second Community Event, in association with Royal British Veterans Enterprise

Everyone is welcome at the second of our free, informal Community Events, featuring a talk from renowned British Army and UK Special Forces Veteran, Ben Gallagher.

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Simon Wessley stands in front of a lecturn to deliver a lecture. A screen with his slides on is in the background.

The Hidden Cost of Trauma: a journey through the history of healing at the first-ever Scar Free Foundation Annual Lecture

An evening exploring trauma’s hidden costs, and how reconstruction has changed for the better, led by expert psychiatrist Professor Sir Simon Wessely

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Professor Sir Simon Wessely at The Scar Free Foundation's inaugural annual lecture on trauma costs.

You’re invited: Professor Simon Wessely to deliver inaugural Scar Free Foundation Annual Lecture

Please join us for Prof Wessley's lecture 'Facing forward and backward: the visible and invisible cost of trauma' on Tuesday 21 October 2025

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HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh with Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Denis Mukwege, and Chief Investigator at The Scar Free Foundation Programme of Reconstructive Research, Professor Iain Whitaker, inside Swansea University's Simulation and Immersive Learning Centre.

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh sparks new project on conflict-related sexual violence

The Duchess, our Royal Patron, visited Swansea University to discuss SPARC, a new initiative to help survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in DRC.

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Celebrating 25 years of The Scar Free Foundation

It's our birthday! And we'll share a special message if we want to...

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