Most common in women
Melasma
Symmetrical brown patches on the cheeks, forehead and upper lip, driven by hormones, heat and sun rather than by dirt.
- Depth assessed under dermoscopy
- Prescription topicals
- Q-switched laser toning where indicated
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Pigmentation treatment in Chennai that treats the cause, not just the patch.
Genesis Dermatology offers skin pigmentation treatment in Chennai for melasma, sun tan, dark spots and post-acne marks. You are examined by a qualified pigmentation doctor in Chennai who names the type first, because the treatment for each one is different.
- Examination under light and dermoscopy at the first visit
- Told whether the pigment is surface level or deep
- Written plan and session costs before you start
Book a pigmentation consultation
Tell us where the pigmentation is and how long you have had it. We will call back within working hours to confirm a slot.
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Before and after
Pigmentation, before and after
Melasma, dark patches and uneven tone treated step by step. Each pair is photographed in the same light so the change is easy to judge.
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Dark spots and uneven skin toneFace -
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Acne and acne marksFace
Individual results vary with skin, hair type and how closely aftercare is followed. Photographs are published with each patient's consent.
15+years in practice
30,000+consultations
Same weekappointment, usually
4 clinicsChennai & Coimbatore
Types of pigmentation we treat
Pigmentation is a description, not a diagnosis. A pigmentation specialist in Chennai has to work out which of these you have before anything is prescribed, because a cream that clears one will worsen another.
After a breakout
Post-acne marks
The brown or grey marks acne leaves behind. These are pigment, not scars, and they respond well to dark spot treatment in Chennai once the acne itself is controlled.
- Acne controlled first
- Peels and topicals
- Sun protection that you will actually use
Chennai staple
Sun tan and uneven tone
Face, neck and arms several shades darker than the rest, from a commute in this sun rather than from a beach holiday.
- Tan reversal peels
- Barrier repair
- Daily photoprotection plan
Small and sharp
Freckles and dark spots
Discrete brown spots on the cheeks and nose that darken every summer, often present since the teens.
- Confirmed under dermoscopy
- Q-switched laser
- Spot-by-spot review
Around the eyes
Dark circles
Often not pigment at all, but shadow, thin skin or vascularity. Treating the wrong one wastes months.
- Cause identified first
- Topical or procedural plan
- Honest answer if surgery is the only fix
Body and folds
Dark neck and underarms
Darkening in the folds, sometimes a skin sign of insulin resistance rather than a cosmetic problem alone.
- Checked for an underlying cause
- Blood work where indicated
- Topical and peel regimen
If you are not sure which of these you have, that is what the consultation is for. Facial pigmentation treatment in Chennai only works when the type is confirmed first, and a pigmentation doctor in Chennai can usually tell you within the first few minutes of examining you.
How your first visit works
About thirty minutes. You leave knowing which type of pigmentation you have, how deep it sits and what hyperpigmentation treatment in Chennai will realistically achieve.
Book a slot
Send the form or call us. We confirm a time by phone, usually within the same working day.
Get examined
Examination under light and dermoscopy to judge whether the pigment sits in the surface layer or deeper, plus history and any triggering products.
Leave with a plan
A written prescription, the number of sessions expected, the cost, a realistic timeline and a review date.
Why pigmentation keeps coming back
Almost everyone who walks in has already tried something: a fairness cream, a steroid tube a pharmacy suggested, a peel course at a salon, a serum from an advertisement.
Some of it works briefly. The patch fades, the cream stops, and within weeks it is back, often darker than before. That is not bad luck. Most pigmentation in Chennai is driven by sun, heat and hormones, and a treatment that lightens the pigment without addressing what keeps producing it is only ever a pause.
Steroid creams deserve a special mention. They lighten quickly, which is why they sell, and they thin the skin and rebound worse when stopped. A large share of the stubborn melasma we see started as a steroid tube bought without a prescription.
That is the argument for seeing a pigmentation specialist in Chennai early rather than after a year of trial and error.
Searching pigmentation near me?
Distance is a fair reason to choose a clinic. Who examines you matters more. If you have been searching for pigmentation treatment near me or a pigmentation clinic near me, we have three clinics in Chennai, so one of them is usually a short drive away.
- Three clinics, so one is usually a short drive from you
- Appointments from 10:30am to 9pm, all days
- Parking available at all our clinics
- Same doctors and the same treatment plan at each
Patients come to us from across the city and from the suburbs. If the branch nearest you is full, the front desk will offer you a slot at one of the other two rather than push your appointment out by a week.
Ashok Nagar covers the T. Nagar, Saidapet, K.K. Nagar and Vadapalani side; Kottivakkam covers Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur, Besant Nagar and the OMR stretch; Porur covers Ramapuram, Valasaravakkam, Mogappair and the Mount-Poonamallee corridor. Wherever you searched for a pigmentation doctor near me from, one of the three is close to you.
Patients regularly travel to us from
- Ashok Nagar
- Kottivakkam
- Porur
- T. Nagar
- Adyar
- Velachery
- Saidapet
- Vadapalani
- Thiruvanmiyur
- Ramapuram
- Valasaravakkam
- OMR / Perungudi
- Anna Nagar
- Kodambakkam
- K.K. Nagar
- Ashok Pillar
- Guindy
- Mylapore
- Alwarpet
- Nungambakkam
- Besant Nagar
- Egmore
- West Mambalam
- Choolaimedu
- Virugambakkam
- Maduravoyal
- Mogappair
- Ambattur
- Nanganallur
- Madipakkam
- Pallikaranai
- Sholinganallur
- Thoraipakkam
- Medavakkam
- Chromepet
- Tambaram
- Poonamallee
- Avadi
- Perambur
- Purasaiwalkam
What our patients say
★★★★★Two years of creams from three different places. Here somebody finally told me it was melasma and that sun was the reason it kept returning.
Lakshmi V.Ashok Nagar
★★★★★The marks after my acne were worse than the acne. They faded over about four months, and nobody sold me a package to get there.
Sneha R.Kottivakkam
★★★★★I had been using a steroid cream for a year without knowing what it was. Stopping it was hard, but my skin is far better now.
Deepa K.Porur
Questions people ask before booking
What does the first consultation cost?
Consultation is charged separately from any treatment. Our front desk will tell you the exact fee when they confirm your slot, so there is no surprise at the counter.
How do I choose a good pigmentation doctor near me?
Check the qualification first. A pigmentation specialist in Chennai holds an MD or DVD in dermatology, not a diploma in cosmetology. Then ask whether the doctor examines you at every visit or hands you to a therapist after the first one. Pigmentation needs the type confirmed and the plan adjusted as it responds, and that is a medical judgement each time.
How long does pigmentation treatment take to show results?
Surface pigment often lifts within six to eight weeks. Deeper dermal pigment, which includes a lot of long-standing melasma, takes months and may only lighten rather than clear. You will be told which of the two you have at the first visit rather than after you have paid for a course.
Can melasma be cured permanently?
It can be controlled, and for many people controlled very well, but it is a condition that recurs with sun, heat and hormonal change. Anyone promising a permanent cure is selling. What a good plan does is clear the current patches and keep them from coming back.
Is laser safe for Indian skin?
With the right device and settings, yes. Indian skin pigments easily after an aggressive laser, which is why we test first and run conservative energy levels across more sessions rather than pushing one hard session. Laser is also not the first step for most pigmentation.
Will fairness creams help?
No, and several make it worse. Most contain steroids or high-strength agents that lighten quickly and rebound harder when stopped. If you are using one, bring the tube to the consultation rather than stopping it abruptly.
Do you treat pigmentation on the body as well as the face?
Yes. Dark neck, underarms, inner thighs, knees and elbows are all treated, and the neck and underarm cases are checked for an underlying cause rather than treated as cosmetic alone.
Where exactly are the clinics, and is there parking?
We have three clinics in Chennai (Ashok Nagar, Kottivakkam and Porur) and an aesthetic clinic in R.S. Puram, Coimbatore. Full addresses and phone numbers for each are further down this page. Parking is available at all four, and each clinic has its own direct number if you would rather call that branch.
Visit our pigmentation clinic in Chennai
Three clinics across Chennai (Ashok Nagar, Kottivakkam and Porur) and our aesthetic clinic in R.S. Puram, Coimbatore. Pick whichever is closest to you.
Ashok Nagar
Genesis Dermatology Skin & Hair Clinic
No. 85, 1st Street Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600083
Kottivakkam
Genesis Dermatology Skin & Hair Clinic
Plot No. 394, Nehru Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600041
Porur
Genesis Dermatology Skin & Hair Clinic
Plot No. 319, Mt Poonamallee Road, Ayappanthangal, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600056
R.S. Puram, Coimbatore
Genesis Dermatology Luxé – Aesthetic Clinic
#241, E TV Swamy Road, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641002
All days10:30 am to 9:00 pm
Get your pigmentation diagnosed first
One consultation is usually enough to know which type you have, how deep it sits and what pigmentation treatment in Chennai will actually achieve.
About pigmentation treatment in Chennai
Pigmentation is the complaint people self-treat longest. A patch appears, a cream is recommended by a relative or a chemist, and a year disappears into tubes that were never chosen for the type of pigment involved.
That is the gap this clinic was set up to close. Every patient is examined by a qualified dermatologist, not a therapist or a counsellor, and leaves with the type named, the depth assessed, a written plan and an honest estimate of how much of it will clear.
We treat the full range: melasma, post-inflammatory marks after acne, sun tan and uneven tone, freckles and lentigines, periorbital darkening, and pigmentation in the neck, underarms and body folds. Where a patch needs no treatment, or where the honest answer is that it will lighten but not vanish, we say so before you spend anything.
If you have been putting off finding a pigmentation doctor in Chennai and getting no further than the search, one consultation is a low-cost way to find out where you stand. Send the form above, or call the clinic during working hours.
Every consultation here is with a qualified pigmentation specialist in Chennai: MBBS with an MD in dermatology, registered with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, a member of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, and consulting in Tamil, English and Hindi. You are examined by the doctor at every visit, not handed to a therapist after the first one.