we have come down with Circles Disease

[bodyetal]

we’re down with the sickness.
by which i mean circles.
by which i mean there’s circles on our face. they hurt.

we do not know the origin of these circles. they’re all about dime sized, dry, painful, slightly pink, and flaky. sort of like a bad sunburn, except they don’t hurt constantly.

the first circle was in whatever that divot between your lower lip and chin is called, the second circle on our inner cheek near our upper lip/philtrum (which we do know the word for), and the third is on our eyelid, which is exactly as much fun as it sounds.

we will be seeing a dermatologist about the mystery circles if we can get ourselves to make a phone call (which is a coin toss). for now we are just slapping unscented moisturizer on the circles and telling ourselves it’s helping.

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[bodyetal]

just realized after hitting post that i didnt make this access listed, so enjoy the circles post, people of the public

[lb_lee]

You can edit a post to lock it after the fact, just so you know! It’s one of the icons under the post body text and tags.

[synecdoches]

I work for a dermatologist. Please disregard if advice is unwanted. If the circles are appearing and disappearing within a day, it could be hives. Unscented moisturizer is a good call, as fragrance is one of the most common triggers for skin reactions. You could also try increasing your antihistamine dose (like going from 1 dose of Zyrtec a day to 2-4) and seeing if that helps. Good luck with your circles. --Bash