The Scar Free Foundation

The Scar Free Foundation is an ambitious medical research charity. For 25 years, we’ve been funding a pioneering programme of medical research in the UK to make a world without scars a reality. We’re the only charity focused on achieving scar free healing within a generation and transforming the lives of million of people worldwide. Scars are common, costly, and can change your life forever. Surgery for cancer or birth conditions, injuries from war and terror attacks, and accidents like burns or trauma – all cause scarring. Over 20 million people in the UK live with a scar and the NHS spends £8.3 billion every year on treating patients with scarring and hard-to-heal wounds. Scars can cause enormous pain and impact how you look, move and feel. Inside our bodies, scarring in vital organs like the lungs and heart can be deadly. But scar free healing is possible. We work with the brightest scientists and clinicians to find new treatments that can slow, stop, and even reverse scarring.