Yes the right one do but only be used under a physician preferably Dermatologist Cosmetologist . A word of caution though .Never ever anyone should go for Over the Counter Fairness creams which are being widely used mostly contain Mercury Hydroquinone and other bleaching agents causing severe long term skin damage sometimes irreversible . So better have expert opinion first.Hope it helps.

There are many skin brightening actives other than mercury and hydroquinone eg kojic acid, arbutin, ascorbic acid etc. Also, there are new peptides that block the action of alpha-MSH and the tyrosinase pathway to melanin production.

There is a chance to lighten skin colour - the usual road is to inhibit tyrosinase and deplete melanin via reduction (say by ascorbic acid derivatives). There are peptides who interfere at various levels in the pathway of melanin formation, these are the best and safer now available, though costly. Black skin all the way is really a problem, since it has many more melanocytes than a caucasic one, so do not expect astounding results (unless you damage your health using hydroquinone or mercury salt! Hydroquinone has about 35% severe allergic reactions, Hg is a poison...).

I appreciate the comments made by Ahmad Rabb, John Heath, Ercole Tomasini.