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Jeffrey Dover, MD

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Q: Best tattoo removal cream?

A:

Creams do not work for tattoo removal. The most effective way to remove a tattoo without a scar  is with a q-switched laser, such a s ruby, alexandrite or Nd:YAG laser. This will break up the pigment into tiny particles that are aloow tha tattoo to lighten over a series of treatments. Be sure to avoid using a CO2 laser or an IPL (Intense Pulse Light device) to treat your tattoo. The risk of scarring is 100%.

Board certification
EducationUndergraduate:
Biochemistry Programme, Carleton University, Honors

Medical School:
MD, University of Ottawa, Magna Cum Laude
Post-medical school training Overseas Senior Registrar:
St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin,
London, England, 1984-1985

Fellowship:
Combined Photomedicine Research and Clinical Fellow,
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital (Wellman Laboratories) and Beth Israel Hospital, 1985-1987
Aesthetic medicine experience 22 years (post-medical training)
Professional membershipsAmerican Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS)
Hospital affiliations Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, New England Baptist Hospital
Medical or professional licenseMA
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1244 Boylston Street
Suite 302
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