Dr. Nagaraju D Archives - Sweta Clinics

The pimple is long gone. The mirror still tells the story. A few dark spots on the cheeks, a couple

You notice it while getting dressed. A pale patch on your back, or along your neck, that wasn’t there last

It usually starts small. A pink patch on the waist, the inner thigh, or the fold of an elbow. It

You’ve tried the face wash. You’ve tried the spot gel and the neem pack. A friend even gave you her

You spent a weekend in the sun. A tan is normal, and it should fade in a few weeks. But

Ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione, coal tar, that one ayurvedic brand your colleague swore by. You’ve tried the rotation most people recommend

It’s a specific kind of unsettling. You’re nowhere near the age you associated with grey hair growing up, and yet

There’s no story behind it. You didn’t pull your hair tight, and you didn’t use a new product. Nobody pointed

It’s a specific kind of denial. The photo from a friend’s wedding where the camera caught your crown from above.

You’ve had a good night’s sleep. You’re not stressed, not sick, not dehydrated. And yet your under-eyes still look sunken,