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Redness after fractional CO2 laser

mvmlegendOct 19, 2016
I had a co2 laser treatment 7 months ago. And it's still red where laser used. But not so agressively. I don't wanna get another treatment for this, because last 7 months was nightmare for me. I just wanna know, can this redness go away itself in time? If we think the worst scenario, redness can be permanent?

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