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Disorders of the skin causing areas lighter or darker than the surrounding skin.
What is it?
Our skin color is governed by melanin, a pigment produced by specialized skin cells termed melanocytes. Melanin also creates the color of your eyes and hair. Some people develop pigmentation disorders that affect the amount of melanin in their skin, causing hyperpigmentation (dark skin patches) or hypopigmentation (light skin patches).
Skin pigmentation changes can be caused by excessive sun exposure, hormonal fluctuations, certain medications and skin injury. Genetics also significantly contribute to an individual's skin coloration. Certain skin conditions can also alter pigmentation – like vitiligo, an immune disorder that causes your immune system to attack melanocytes, creating pale patches of skin with little or no pigment.
With proper diagnosis and treatment, many pigmentation disorders can be partially or completely resolved. We are here to help, with offices in Batavia, Beavercreek, Bridgetown, Cincinnati, Dayton, Dent, Greenville, Hillsboro, Kettering, Mason, Montgomery, Oxford, Troy, West Chester and Wilmington, Ohio.
How is it treated?
Based on your diagnosis, treatments can include topical creams or lotions, laser procedures, light therapy, chemical peels or microdermabrasion. For some skin pigmentation disorders, medical advancements have recently opened up new treatment options that can prove effective even for patients who didn't respond to other treatments.