The Zoning Board of Appeals last night postponed a hearing for an East Central Street business seeking permission to offer cosmetic tattoos.
Julia Bowers, a representative of the applicant, Dermatology Associates, requested the postponement because of an emergency.
The company, which also has offices in Foxborough and Norwood, offers Botox, laser treatments, surgical dermatology for skin lesions and other services, according to its website.
Bowers, who performs the tattoo procedure, and dermatologist Alan Berlin told the board in March that cosmetic tattoos are not the same as a decorative tattoo.
Instead, it is frequently used to camouflage scars for people recovering from cancer, burns or other ailments and is often a last resort, they told the board, according to minutes from its March 17 meeting.
The tattoos only last two to three years and are not permanent like decorative tattoos, they said.
The procedure does not require a doctor's prescription but they said it would only be performed under the supervision of a dermatology group.
Bowers has been performing the procedures for 18 years and has received approval from five other towns, according to the minutes.
A business that offers cosmetic tattoo procedures is not allowed at the company's 440 East Central St. location without a variance from the Zoning Board.
The hearing was postponed to 7:40 p.m. on June 2 at the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central St.
Brian Benson can be reached at 508-634-7582 or bbenson@wickedlocal.com.
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