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Assistant psychologist wins £100 Craniofacial Poster Prize sponsored by The Scar Free Foundation

Hannah Waterhouse's poster 'Growing up with a cleft: What children know and how families understand' won The Scar Free Foundation's £100 poster prize

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Richard, Char and Hemani stand in a line with a screen between Hemani and Charlotte. Hemani wears a yellow and cream shirt and trouser outfit, Charlotte wears a black top and trousers, and Richard wears beige trousers, a pink shirt, and a blazer. The screen has a red display and reads 'The Scar Free Foundation' in white. The three stand in a brightly lit room. From the left: Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, Charlotte Coates (Head of Research at The Scar Free Foundation), Hemani Modasia-Shah (a GP, and Scar Free Foundation Trustee and Ambassador)

Thank you for joining our first ever Scar Free Foundation Community Event!

The Scar Free Foundation's first ever Community Event on keloid scarring brought together clinicians and those with lived experience for an inclusive, informal community evening.

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The Scar Free Foundation proud to support Inclusive Fashion Show for children

The adaptive fashion show on Saturday 13 June 2026 is to celebrate children who have created adaptive clothing personalised to their medical needs - such as children with scarring.

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Hemani and Janet are seated at a table in a brightly lit, wood panelled room. Hemani is talking and wears a pastel pink shirt. Janet is smiling and listening and wears a black top and grey scarf. Dr Hemani Modasia Shah is a GP, and Scar Free Foundation Trustee and Ambassador. Professor Janet Lord is co-director of the scar free foundation centre for conflict wound research, Birmingham

Join our new Community Event series: First session on keloid scarring now open for registration

Our free, informal Scar Free Foundation Community Event series kicks off with a keloids-focused evening on Wednesday 20 May – and you’re invited!

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Bridget Edminson is a Trustee of The Scar Free Foundation

Meet our Trustees: Bridget Edminson

New Trustee Bridget brings a versatile skillset of legal expertise, strategic leadership and public service. In this interview, Bridget reflects on an extraordinary career, the urgent need for scar free research - and a fondness for cold water adventures.

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New research offers insight into how laser treatment improves burn scars 

Although laser therapy is widely used to help ease scar symptoms, why and how it reportedly helps wasn't understood

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