It began as a small brown freckle on the back of Maria’s hand—easy to dismiss as aging or sun exposure, nothing worth a second thought.
Over time, more spots appeared, scattered like tiny constellations across her skin, quietly noticeable but not alarming enough to demand attention.
One afternoon, a friend glanced at her hands and casually mentioned that spots like those could sometimes reflect health changes, planting a seed of curiosity.
Later that night, Maria searched online and learned that age spots, often called liver spots, are usually caused by sun exposure and natural skin aging.
