Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок
ЗАЖИЛА РАНА, А ВСЕ РУБЦЫ ЕСТЬ
Your grief or sorrow may ease, but it will never be completely forgotten
Cf:Though the wound be healed, the scar (yet a scar) remains (Am.). A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen (Br.)