ScarWork Therapy in Central London
Specialist treatment for scars that pull, feel numb, or just don't feel like yours anymore.
What is ScarWork?
ScarWork therapy is a gentle, specialised technique for treating scar tissue. It was developed by Sharon Wheeler over 40 years of practice, and it works differently to traditional scar massage — no forcing, no pain, no "breaking down" tissue. Instead, it helps the layers around and beneath the scar integrate properly with the rest of your body.
Scars aren't just on the surface. They can reach deep into the fascia, muscle, and nerves underneath. A scar that looks healed can still cause tightness, pulling, numbness, or pain — sometimes in places nowhere near the scar itself.
ScarWork therapy helps with scars that feel tight or pull when you move, numbness or strange sensations around the scar, pain at or near the scar site, restricted movement or range of motion, scars that feel thick, raised, or lumpy, and scars that just don't feel like part of your body anymore.
It can also change how a scar looks — flatter, softer, lighter — but the real goal is how it feels and functions.
What Scars Can ScarWork Therpy help?
I work with all kinds of scars, old and new.
Surgical scars from any procedure — orthopaedic, abdominal, cardiac, cosmetic, keyhole or open. C-section scars, even years or decades later. Mastectomy and breast surgery scars, including reconstruction, lumpectomy, reduction, and augmentation. Top surgery scars from gender-affirming chest surgery. Hysterectomy and abdominal surgery scars. Trauma scars from accidents and injuries. Burns and skin grafts
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If you've got a scar and it's bothering you — whether it's six weeks old or thirty years old — it's worth a conversation.
My Training
I trained in Sharon Wheeler's ScarWork with Emma Holly, the UK's leading ScarWork educator and an internationally recognised specialist in scar therapy. I'm also trained in integrative oncology massage and PINC cancer rehabilitation, so I understand how to work safely with people who've been through cancer treatment, surgery, and radiotherapy.
I don't treat ScarWork as a standalone thing. If your scar is part of a bigger picture — compensation patterns, tension elsewhere, chronic pain — I can work with all of it. That's the benefit of seeing someone who does more than just scar work.
What To Expect
ScarWork Therapy is gentle. Most people find it comfortable, sometimes even relaxing. You might feel warmth, tingling, or a sense of release as the tissue responds.
Changes often happen quickly. You may notice a difference in how the scar feels after one session — softer, less tight, more mobile. Most scars do best with a course of 3 to 6 sessions, but it depends on the scar's age, size, and complexity.
For new scars, I recommend starting as soon as you're healed and your surgeon has cleared you — usually around 6 to 8 weeks post-surgery. But there's no time limit. I regularly work with scars that are 10, 20, 30+ years old. Tissue can still change.
ScarWork After General Surgery
If you've had surgery — planned or emergency, keyhole or open — and the scar still doesn't feel right, ScarWork can help.
Post-surgical scars can stay tight, tender, or numb long after the wound has healed. Sometimes they pull when you move, or ache when the weather changes, or just feel like they don't belong to your body. Sometimes they cause problems elsewhere — a hip replacement scar affecting how you walk, an abdominal scar pulling on your back.
This is normal. And it's treatable.
I work with scars from all kinds of surgery — orthopaedic, abdominal, cardiac, spinal, cosmetic, caesarean, hernia repair, joint replacement, gallbladder removal, appendectomy, and more. Whether it's been six weeks or six years since your surgery, the tissue can still change.
If your surgeon has cleared you and the scar is fully healed, we can start working.
ScarWork Theray After Cancer Treatment
If your scar is from cancer surgery — mastectomy, lumpectomy, reconstruction, or anything else — I'm trained to work with you safely. I'm PINC-certified in cancer rehabilitation and I understand the specific considerations around working with people during or after treatment.
I can also liaise with your medical team if needed. You don't have to figure out what's safe on your own.
ScarWork for Top Surgery
I work with a lot of trans and non-binary clients post-top surgery. It's something I care about, and I want to be clear: this is a safe, affirming space.
Top surgery scars can be tight, numb, or uncomfortable for months or years after surgery. ScarWork can help soften the tissue, restore sensation, and improve how the scars feel and move. If you're not sure whether it would help, get in touch and we can talk it through.
Pricing
ScarWork Therapy Regent Street session, Initial Consultation and 60 minute follow up — £110
Longer sessions available if your scar needs more time or we're working on multiple areas. If you're not sure what you need, book a consultation and we'll assess from there.
Regent Street, Central London