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Every monsoon and every summer, there’s a repeated trend in the country’s dermatology clinics, where people walk in with the idea that their tan has refused to fade. Often, closer examination reveals that the blemish on their cheeks or arms is not a result of tanning at all. Although people confuse pigmentation with tanning most of the time, they are different from one another and have varying causes, duration of onset, and even treatment methods. The easiest way to begin telling them apart is to look at where the darkening appears, how evenly it is distributed, how long it stays and what may have triggered it. Confusing the two often leads to months of wasted effort on home remedies or over-the-counter creams that were never designed to address the actual problem. Dr Geeta Mehra, Dermatologist at Skin & You Clinic, shares insights.