Quite right. It won't heal the scars. That's because scars don't heal. Wounds heal, and, once they've healed, they leave a scar. Everybody knows this except subeditors.
Everyone goes to plastic surgeons these days, who do appear to heal scars. Any banker-bashing will only be cosmetic, but nowadays that passes for substance.
The Horologicon is a book of the strangest and most beautiful words in the English language arranged by the hour of the day when you will really need them. Words for breakfast, for commuting, for working, for dining, for drinking and for getting lost on the way home. It runs from uhtceare (sadness before dawn) to curtain lecture (a telling off given by your spouse in bed). It's out on November the first, but you can already order it from these lovely people:
Everyone goes to plastic surgeons these days, who do appear to heal scars. Any banker-bashing will only be cosmetic, but nowadays that passes for substance.
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