How much does depigmentation treatment cost in Delhi?

It depends on your condition and the methods needed, because this is a course of care rather than one procedure. Indicative Delhi ranges: prescription topical protocols Rs 1,500-5,000 a month; chemical peels Rs 1,500-6,000 per session; Q-switched laser toning Rs 3,000-12,000 per session; microneedling Rs 5,000-15,000. Monobenzone therapy for extensive vitiligo runs roughly Rs 3,000-8,000 a month over many months. Judge on total plan cost and realistic timelines rather than a headline price.

What is the price of skin whitening treatment in Delhi?

We should answer this honestly rather than quote a number. There is no safe, legitimate treatment that permanently lightens healthy skin below its natural colour, so there is no price we can quote for it. What we do price is treatment of pigmentary conditions — melasma, post-acne marks, sun damage, uneven tone — which typically runs Rs 1,500-12,000 per session depending on method. If a clinic quotes you a package price for permanent whitening, ask exactly what product or procedure they are proposing and whether it is approved for that use.

Is glutathione injection safe for skin whitening?

No regulator anywhere has approved intravenous glutathione for skin whitening — not the US FDA, which has issued warning letters to clinics marketing it that way, not the Philippines FDA, which issued a public advisory, and not the Indian dermatology consensus published in IJDVL. Reported adverse effects include severe skin reactions and kidney, liver and thyroid dysfunction. Importantly for Delhi patients, CDSCO issued a public notice in May 2026 clarifying that cosmetic products may not be administered by injection under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. We do not offer glutathione drips or whitening injections.

What does depigmentation actually mean?

It has three meanings. In everyday use it means reducing dark patches — melasma, acne marks, sun spots — to restore even tone, which is really pigmentation reduction. In clinical dermatology it means the deliberate, permanent removal of remaining pigment in someone with extensive vitiligo, using monobenzone, so that a mostly-white body becomes uniformly so. And in advertising it is often used to mean skin whitening for fairness. The first is what most people want and what we treat; the second is a serious medical decision; the third we do not offer.

Can you make my skin permanently fairer?

No, and no one safely can. We treat pigmentary conditions and restore your skin’s own even tone — that is a genuine and achievable result. Making healthy skin permanently lighter than its natural colour is a different proposition, and the products sold for it cause documented harm: exogenous ochronosis from unsupervised hydroquinone, damage from undeclared steroids, and mercury toxicity that the WHO has flagged as a cause of kidney and neurological injury. We would rather treat the melasma or the marks that are actually bothering you.

Why did my skin get darker after using a fairness cream?

Two common reasons. Exogenous ochronosis — a paradoxical blue-black darkening from prolonged unsupervised hydroquinone use, which is precisely why CDSCO made hydroquinone prescription-only in India in 2019. Or rebound pigmentation after stopping a cream containing undeclared corticosteroids, which suppress pigment temporarily and then let it return worse. If your pigment worsened while using a product, the product is very likely the cause — bring it in, and stop it under supervision rather than abruptly.

Is hydroquinone banned in India?

Not banned, but restricted. In 2019 CDSCO moved hydroquinone to Schedule H of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, meaning it cannot legally be sold without a doctor’s prescription. The change followed documented cases of exogenous ochronosis from prolonged unsupervised use. It remains a legitimate and effective prescription treatment for pigmentation when used in supervised courses with breaks — the problem was never the molecule, it was indefinite unsupervised use.

What’s the difference between this page and your pigmentation treatment page?

This page explains what the words ‘depigmentation’ and ‘skin whitening’ actually mean, which treatments are safe and legal, and what we will and won’t do. Our pigmentation treatment page covers the clinical detail — how deep your pigment sits, the full treatment menu, and how each condition is approached. If you already know you have melasma or post-acne marks and want the treatment detail, go there. If you are trying to work out what you are even looking for, stay here.

Can depigmentation treatment help my melasma?

If you mean reducing the dark patches, yes — melasma is treated by suppressing excess melanin with prescription topicals, gentle chemical peels, careful laser toning and rigorous sun protection. But melasma is chronic and hormonally driven, responds slowly, and is easily worsened by aggressive treatment, so it is managed rather than cured. What you do not want for melasma is the clinical, monobenzone sense of depigmentation, which is for extensive vitiligo and entirely inappropriate here.

Should I consider depigmentation for my vitiligo?

Only in specific circumstances and after careful thought. It is considered when vitiligo is extensive — generally more than half the body — treatments to restore colour have not worked, and living with two colours has become more distressing than becoming uniformly white. It is permanent and irreversible, takes a year or more, demands lifelong sun protection because skin without melanin has no UV defence, and carries real psychological and social weight. It should be discussed thoroughly, often with family and a mental health professional, and never rushed or sold. For most people with vitiligo the goal is repigmentation, not depigmentation.