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Do stitch marks/railroad tracks go away?

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I had a scar revision done from a botched mole removal, to remove dog ear and depressed scar. I had stitches removed day 6 and there are railroad track marks. Do these go away? Is it from the thread pushing down on the skin for a week and now that stitches are out it will go back to normal or could this lead to a scar?

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