Bakersfield doctor removes face tattoos for free

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Bakersfield doctor removes face tattoos for free
September 26, 2011
The Sacramento Bee

A Bakersfield plastic surgeon is offering free laser tattoo removal to people whose decorated faces, necks and hands might be keeping them from getting jobs.

Dr. Darshan Shah began the service this month hoping to help people correct youthful indiscretions. His only requirements are that the tattoos he erases can't otherwise be concealed by clothing and have hindered their bearers' job hunts.

Normally, Shah charges $300 for each laser session and it takes up to six sessions to remove a tattoo.

A Kern County court advocate says that employers in the conservative county don't view tattoos positively.

The first client to benefit from Shah's service has tattoos representing past gang affiliations. But the first one he wanted removed was a former girlfriend's name inked above his eyebrow.

He is getting married next year - to someone else.