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Can threads/cogs in the face leave scar tissue? (Photo)

I have 2 slight deformities in my face at corners of my mouth. I have had cogs 3 times and im.wondering could it be scar tissue. I have also had lip filler and nasolabial filler. However my injector does not think it is migrated filler

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