Changing Faces

We are the UK's leading charity for everyone with a mark, scar or condition - providing support and promoting respect.

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@Immediateactio4 @VictimSupport @VictimSupportHC @survivorstrust We support people with visible differences acquired and congenital - here is they support we offer: https://t.co/VgVFd57uqW

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🎫 We’ve launched the Changing Faces Weekly Lottery!

For just £1 a week, you could win cash prizes while helping support people with visible differences across the UK, including a £25,000 jackpot prize!

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“We are incredibly proud of Nuala - her courage, her strength, and her resilience.”

Parenting a child with a visible difference can be challenging. A Changing Faces webinar helped Megan to positively reframe her daughter’s visible difference: https://t.co/J41I8zSnk9

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📢 Free community webinar: Skin camouflage, vitiligo and you.

In partnership with @VitiligoSociety, we’re running a free webinar about skin camouflage options for people with vitiligo and the support available.

Register: https://t.co/nztKkg2QiI

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“I wish I could go back and show younger me how little her visible difference will end up defining her.”

Rachel acquired scarring after the removal of a haemangioma. Bullying impacted her self-esteem but she’s learning to see her difference as a strength: https://t.co/1QvgBndGFT

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“Since getting support from Changing Faces, I have set myself a goal for 2026 to learn to love my bald self.”

After developing alopecia areata, Tracey felt that she’d lost her identity. Following support, she’s on a mission of self-acceptance: https://t.co/tPRu89GtFI

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Face Equality Week is just around the corner 💬

This year, our message is simple: Think Before You Speak. Help us create a kinder, more inclusive world for people with a visible difference.

Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/hacWOVUGGQ

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@GoPI3Ks Thanks so much for sharing! 💙

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“Don't let other people's comments be the reason you don't achieve what you're capable of.”

Rose has multiple haemangioma and naevus anaemicus birthmarks. She wants to show others who may feel “different” that they are appreciated for the way they are: https://t.co/KCGp62YV2i

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“I'm still searching for self-acceptance, but I'm getting there as best I can.”

Hayley has neurofibromatosis, which has made life challenging, but support from Changing Faces has helped her look to the future more positively: https://t.co/P4CGXUuNWL

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“Decades later, the nasty words said to me remain in my mind. Let’s make sure that isn’t the case for others.”

Janelle was diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyositis when she was six. Today she shares her story: https://t.co/gXaZ3jjrkX

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“My scars are proof of everything I’ve survived.”

After acquiring burns scarring on 50% of her body, Charlotte no longer recognised the person she saw in the mirror. But those scars tell a story of survival: https://t.co/zvQ9WzaFMb

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“My condition has become a bigger part of my life again, but this time I’m learning how to build a life with it.”

Abi was born with lymphatic malformation. People’s reactions made her self-consciousness, but with support, she’s started to find confidence: https://t.co/MrMBp92fxI

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“My scars show that I made empowered decisions that have enabled me to be here for my loved ones.”
Caroline chose to have a mastectomy after discovering she carries a BRCA2 mutation: https://t.co/qEZVRuNVII

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“When people are seen, they begin to heal.”

Ash has a condition called Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (CMN). Growing up, she experienced loneliness because of her difference. Now, she dedicates herself to ensuring no child feels alone:
https://t.co/KXzzgQq15G

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“Scleroderma affects people in deeply personal and varied ways. I hope to offer support and connection to others in our community.”

Holly’s linear scleroderma diagnosis impacted her self esteem and health considerably. Her story: https://t.co/UGst1y9m3p

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“Performing has taught me that everyone deserves to be seen and heard, regardless of appearance or challenges.”

Sneha has craniofacial dysplasia, but it hasn’t stopped her pursuing her love of dance, music and teaching: https://t.co/E49UcheHEc

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“My children gave me a new kind of energy, one that pushes me to walk a little taller, even on days when I still feel that old self-doubt.”

Becoming a parent has given Ashleigh, who has NF1, the determination to accept herself: https://t.co/rJafPGQAAZ

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“I hope my mental health will keep improving – the support I’ve had with Changing Faces has definitely been a step in the right direction.”

Chloe was born with facial palsy. Bullying caused her confidence to drop, but the right support has helped: https://t.co/wiNamZN0uo

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“Hiding a visible difference can be exhausting, and I decided I wanted to try and improve my confidence and self-acceptance.”

Reaching out to Changing Faces for support has enabled Mary to live without her visible difference always being on her mind: https://t.co/hHLKu4q6Wl