Tone & pigmentation
Etna treats dark patches, melasma and uneven tone at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. Pigmentation work is planned for your skin type at a free consultation.
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Reviewed by Dr. Ovie Mimi, Medical doctor in charge at Etna Med Spa & Aesthetic Clinic. HEFAMAA HF-2026-143-11984.
The condition
Dark patches are areas of skin that sit deeper in colour than the skin around them. Melasma and uneven tone belong in the same family, pigmentation that has settled, often on the face, and sometimes on the body.
Many women notice darkening after pregnancy. Hormones, sun, and acne marks can all leave a shadow that does not lift on its own.
Dark patches are areas of skin that sit deeper in colour than the skin around them. Melasma and uneven tone belong in the same family. They often sit on the face, and sometimes on the body.
Many women notice darkening after pregnancy. Hormones, sun, and acne marks can all leave a shadow that does not lift on its own. A harsh protocol is not a plan. We look at your skin first.
Pigmentation on deeper skin tones needs care that is actually planned for that skin, not copied from a lighter face. That is why the consultation comes first.
Dark patches, melasma and uneven tone are names for skin that sits deeper in colour than the skin around it. After pregnancy many women notice a shadow on the face that makeup is asked to hide every morning.
On deeper skin tones, pigmentation needs a plan written for that skin. A peel copied from a lighter face is not a plan. That is why we look first.
Daily life
Uneven tone is not dangerous. It is tiring when it is the first thing you see.
Uneven tone is not dangerous. It is tiring when it is the first thing you see, and when makeup is asked to hide it every morning.
After a baby, the darkening can sit with stretch marks and a scar. Those can be named in the same visit. We will not fold them into one rushed package.
How dark patches make you feel is often about the first glance in a mirror, not a medical emergency. Uneven tone is allowed to bother you. We will not tell you to be grateful instead.
The darkening many women notice once baby is here: treated only after your postnatal check if that is the cause.
Patches that makeup is asked to hide, every morning.
A harsh protocol is not a plan. We look at your skin first.
What can help
Pigmentation work should be matched to the skin wearing it. That is the whole method.
Pigmentation treatment, medical-grade peels, skin renewing and LED are the tools on the menu. Which one belongs to you is decided when we see the skin.
If you are still pregnant, we wait on laser. Laser is never used during pregnancy. After a baby, we start once you are cleared at your postnatal check if pregnancy is what darkened the skin.
At Etna Lekki
Pigmentation treatment, peels, skin renewing and LED sit on the same clinical menu in Lekki Phase 1, overseen by Dr. Ovie.
Etna treats dark patches, melasma and uneven tone at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1, overseen by Dr. Ovie.
The first consultation is free. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
When to begin
You can come when the shadow is staying, you do not need to wait for it to “get worse.”
After pregnancy, wait until you are cleared at your postnatal check if that is the cause.
The first visit is a look, a conversation, and a plan. Booking happens later, if you want it to.
You can come when the shadow is staying. After pregnancy, wait until you are cleared at your postnatal check if that is the cause. Laser is never used during pregnancy.
Who this is for
Patches, melasma, or a general unevenness you are tired of covering.
Once you are cleared, if pregnancy is what darkened the skin.
Dark marks left after breakouts can be part of the same conversation.
In Lekki Phase 1
Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Pigmentation work planned for your skin type, not a template.
No referral. No perfect words. WhatsApp is enough to start.
Clinical oversight from Dr. Ovie. HEFAMAA-accredited.
Pigmentation treatment in Lekki Phase 1 at Etna is planned for your skin type, peels, skin renewing, LED, or laser refresh when that is the honest match. Dr. Ovie oversees the work. The consultation is free.
Your visit
You do not need the right vocabulary for dark patches. These are enough to start a free consultation at Etna in Lekki Phase 1.
Dark patches or acne?Every visit starts here. We look, we listen, we suggest. Before you spend.
You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1.
Your first visit
Every visit begins with a free consultation. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →Dark patches are areas of skin that sit deeper in colour than the skin around them. Melasma and uneven tone belong in the same family. They often sit on the face, and sometimes on the body.
Uneven tone is not dangerous. It is tiring when it is the first thing you see, and when makeup is asked to hide it every morning.
Etna treats dark patches, melasma and uneven tone at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1, overseen by Dr. Ovie.
You can come when the shadow is staying, you do not need to wait for it to “get worse.”
Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Pigmentation work planned for your skin type, not a template.
Dark patches are areas of skin that sit deeper in colour than the skin around them. Melasma and uneven tone belong in the same family. Etna treats them in Lekki Phase 1, planned for your skin type.
With pigmentation treatment, peels, skin renewing and LED, matched at a free consultation. We look at your skin first. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Many women notice darkening after pregnancy. We treat that once you are cleared at your postnatal check. Laser is never used during pregnancy.
Yes. Pigmentation treatment at our Lekki Phase 1 clinic is planned for your skin type, to fade dark patches, melasma and uneven tone. The first consultation is free.
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage can ease back, hip and leg strain while you wait.
Yes. Every visit starts with a free consultation. We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help.
No. Your first visit is a conversation. You leave with a clear plan and decide in your own time. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge and HEFAMAA operating officer-in-charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
Your first visit
We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →