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Scar therapy is a gentle, massaged based treatment to help relive the pain which some scaring can cause. If you have had an operation, trauma or accident that has resulted in a scar and it is causing you pain, the scar therapy may help. If your scar is red, raised, numb or tight, then speak to us at HLP Therapy and we can chat to you about the different scar therapy treatments available for you.

This specialist treatment, for old or new scars, aims to help reconnect and promote healing on the scar surface as well as reduce adhesions in the underlying tissues. It often improves feeling and functionality in the scar; by loosening tight tissue and reducing adhesions movement may be increased between the interconnected layers of skin, fascia and muscles. Treatment stimulates blood flow,lymphatic and nervous systems to encourage healing and promote optimal tissue health. Typically, between 3-6 treatments are needed and scars often appear smaller, lighter, smoother and less prominent.