New Straits Times
Since police team launched an operation to
net gang tattoos, demand for asking tattoo removal from tattoo parlours or skin
and laser clinic had extremely increased.
However, police have planted their men in
tattoo parlours and skin clinics to look for gang members. Bukit Aman said that
the dossier it had on every gang member was comprehensive enough to net them,
with or without their tattoo.
According to Medical Director of IDO’S
Clinic, Dr Lucas Chia, laser was used to permanently remove tattoos that were
less than two years old. He said tattoo removals would require about 10 visits
to the clinic, depending on its size and depth of the ink penetration.
“Removing tattoos is not only costly, but
also painful and time consuming. Customers have discreetly sought my services
to remove their tattoos, which they said are religious symbols.” Equally
challenging to remove are tattoos from people of darker complexion and senior
citizens.