Dr. Kaplan, the medical director of Tattoo MD, got a tattoo placed on his right arm last Monday. This is not something you’d expect from someone who specializes in laser tattoo removal, right? The reason he got the tattoo was not because he really wanted to have that design on his skin. It was to personally experience what it is like to get a tattoo and then what it is like to get it removed. Dr. Kaplan strongly believes in the benefits of laser tattoo removal and in the technology behind it. He has volunteered to go through the process himself in order to demonstrate how it works for others. Each step is being recorded on video for this purpose.

In addition to the planned laser treatment of the tattoo, Dr. Kaplan is doing something unorthodox. He is using Wrecking Balm tattoo removal cream prior to the tattoo healing completely. Only half the tattoo is being treated this way and the other half is left as a control side. We will see if using a topical lotion to try to get some ink out before it sets is useful. This is not a procedure that Wrecking Balm recommends but seemed to Dr. Kaplan like something worth trying since he knew he wanted to remove the tattoo immediately.

Check back with this blog for updates on the progress of Dr. Kaplan’s tattoo removal.

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