VIDEO: How laser tattoo removal works

Published: April 29, 2014 9:58pm EDT

Rodney Sinclair, The University of Melbourne

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Rodney Sinclair
Professor Dermatology, Honorary, Epworth Hospital, The University of Melbourne

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Professor Rodney Sinclair explains how advances in laser tattoo removal technology have enabled the relatively safe and easy removal of tattoos.

But it is a medical procedure, and as laser dermatologist Dr Philip Bekhor explains, laser tattoo removal is only safe when performed by trained professionals.

Rodney Sinclair is a senior Australian dermatologist and a Professor of Dermatology, Honorary, at the University of Melbourne.

This video is a co-production between SBS World News and The Conversation.

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