What is Pigmentation?

Pigmentation commonly known as JHAI is a common skin disorder. Itcauses change in our skin color resulting in dark spots or patches.We can witness these spots on various sites of our facelikenearcheekbones, eyebrows, forehead, nose, etc. The scientific term usedfor pigmentation leading to these dark spots is Hyperpigmentation.There areseveral types of it.Now the question is why do we have pigmentation or why do we
have jhai? So, basically these spots or patches occur due to increase
in the Melanin which is the natural pigment that gives the basic color to our skin, eyes and hair. It is the melanin which decides our skin tone and increasing in its amount at certain points leads to the darkening of that particular area. Amount of Melanin in our body can
vary because of various reasons; it could be Sunburn or sun tan, hormonal issues, ageing and inflammation which could be possibly due to acne or allergies. These spots are generally harmless if they have occurred because of the above mentioned reasons but if not than these could also be signs or symptoms of some underlying medical issues or could be due to the side effects of certain medicines.