Linda: You did despite your febrile state send the post about the lady with the ankle tattoo to be removed by laser, and Jon Ahrendsen answered you on Dec.5 (you may want to check the archives for his post). I would like to second his opinion that there should be no reason to stop breastfeeding. I recall he suggested that the doctor should review lactation physiology. To my knowledge, there is no systemic effect of local laser treatments, so perhaps that doctor needs to review physiology in general (I am, however, no expert in lasers, so I'll be checking the literature just to be sure). This may be another candidate for the Lactnet "most ridiculous reason to wean". Alicia. [log in to unmask] (not a representative of any laser company).