ScarWork is a gentle manual therapy, using hands directly on the surface of the skin without the aid of lubricants. These therapy techniques were developed to help tissue damage, both visible and beneath the skin, associated with scarring, including fibrosis, adhesions and contracture after surgery or trauma.

ScarWork therapy can be used to treat any tissue fibrosis or "thickening" following a trauma or surgery. It can also help to reduce pain, sensitivity and numbness. The light touch is often emotionally beneficial aswell, providing a great holistic recovery treatment. This treatment can be used as part of your rehabilitation or for help with older problematic scars.

A ScarWork therapy treatment is 60 minutes including a consultation and assessment. It is advised to wait until at least 6 weeks post surgery or accident before starting ScarWork Therapy.

Depending on the amount of Scars that need to be worked on, a longer appointment may be needed. This will be discussed during your initial appointment.

For this treatment multiple sessions are required to help the treatment and healing be more effective. Again, a treatment plan will be discussed at the end of the first appointment.

An example of the types of surgical scars that can benefit from ScarWork Therapy are:

Caesarean Section
Mastectomy
DIEP
Breast reconstruction
Radical Neck Dissection
Plastic Surgery
Laparoscopy
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Gender reassignment