MAN GETS TATTOO REMOVED SO APPLE WATCH CAN WORK PROPERLY. CAN A TATTOO REALLY BLOCK AN APPLE WATCH?

In the video, the laser tech @hwclinicbrugge can be seen “erasing” the area on the patient’s wrist, which is covered in tattoos. 

According to The Verge, tattoos can sometimes complicate the operations of wearable tech such as the Apple Watch, which, like other smartwatches and similar products implement the usage of photoplethysmography sensors.

Several commenters said they, too, experienced issues. “Both my arms are blacked out and it doesn’t work at all,” one claimed. “Spent all that money on an Apple Watch and eventually got sick of having to enter the password everytime.”