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Acne
Active acne is settled medically first — nothing resurfacing goes near inflamed skin. Adult and hormonal acne gets investigated, not just prescribed for.
Sattva Wellness Centre offers consultations for skin, hair and nail concerns in Civil Lines, Nagpur. Meet Dr. Siddha Joshi or Dr. Darshana Deshmukh, our consultant dermatologists and cosmetologists.
It's an old idea about balance — the state where things are clear and settled rather than agitated. It happens to be a fair description of healthy skin, and of how a clinic should feel to sit in.
That's the standard Sattva Wellness Centre is held to: nothing rushed, nothing oversold, and no treatment started before someone has properly looked.
Skin, scalp and nails are looked at under magnification before anything is recommended. The plan follows the examination, never the other way round.
Dr. Siddha Joshi and Dr. Darshana Deshmukh are both MBBS, DDV, DVL, and both fellowship-trained in cosmetic dermatology and lasers. You see a doctor, every visit.
Dermatology, cosmetology, dermatosurgery and nail surgery under one roof — so the medical problem is solved before the cosmetic one is treated.
Between them they cover general dermatology, cosmetology and dermatosurgery — which means a second opinion is available without a second appointment somewhere else.
Nine years in clinical dermatology, cosmetology and dermatosurgery, with a fellowship in cosmetic dermatology and lasers from the USA. She treats skin, hair and nail concerns across the range — acne, pigmentation, scarring, ageing and hair loss.
Her procedure list runs from PRP, medical-grade facials, lasers, peels and skin boosters through to Botox, fillers, mole, cyst and skin tag removal, and nail surgery.
Nine years in clinical dermatology, cosmetology and dermatosurgery, with a fellowship in cosmetic dermatology and lasers from Mumbai. She sees the same range — acne, pigmentation, scarring, ageing, hair loss and nail concerns.
Between the two of them, a second opinion is available inside the same clinic on the same day, rather than as another appointment somewhere else.
Grouped the way the doctors group them. If what you need isn't here, ask — and if it isn't something Sattva should be doing, you'll be told that too.
Anything unusual is examined and investigated before it is removed. That order is not negotiable.
Injectables are anatomy work. Follow the needle — every stop is a decision made long before anything is drawn up.
Live dose · units placed along the path
Skin, scalp and nails examined under magnification, and photographed the same way each visit — so change is measured rather than remembered.
Tone and texture sit in this thin band. Whatever you apply sits on top of it — which is why routines plateau and pigmentation keeps coming back.
Oil rises up the follicle. Block the opening and it backs up behind the plug — that is the spot you can see. Treat the duct, not the spot.
Collagen and elastin hold the surface up. As the mesh frays, the skin above it settles. Lasers and PRP aim here — nothing above it can do the same job.
Hyaluronic acid pulls in water and holds it — a thousand times its own weight. How much, and exactly where, is the entire skill.
Up the stairs into the sitting area, then a short passage. Three treatment rooms lead off it — and one room still standing empty.
The stairs come up from West High Court Road, above Vinayak Panchakarma Chikitsalaya.
Straight ahead as you come up. The passage to the treatment rooms runs off to the right.
Consultation and treatment. Opposite it sits the fourth room, not yet in use.
Treatment room — procedures, injectables and dermatosurgery.
Treatment room — the quiet one, furthest from the sitting area.
Active acne is settled medically first — nothing resurfacing goes near inflamed skin. Adult and hormonal acne gets investigated, not just prescribed for.
Melasma, tanning and post-acne marks. Treated slowly and medically before any device is switched on, because aggressive treatment is what makes pigment return.
Boxcar, rolling and icepick scars don't respond to the same treatment. Mapped under raking light, then treated in combination rather than one machine for everything.
Scalp examined and bloods checked before anything is injected — a treatable cause turns up on a report more often than people expect.
For pigment, unwanted hair and texture. Settings chosen for the skin in front of us — Indian skin pigments in response to heat, so conservative isn't timid, it's correct.
Prescribed, not picked from a menu. Strength steps up over sessions, and the downtime is explained before you book rather than after.
Dosed by how the muscle actually moves, and structured before anything is added to lips. Most first-timers leave with two areas treated, not five.
Moles, cysts, skin tags and nail surgery. Examined first — anything unusual is investigated rather than simply removed. Local anaesthetic, same day.
Most people arrive with one of these six. A fair number arrive with two, and find out the second one was causing the first.
From first breakouts to adult and hormonal acne that ignores everything that worked at nineteen.
Melasma, sun damage, dark circles, and the marks acne leaves long after it has cleared.
Acne scarring, surgical and injury scars, and keloids that kept growing after everyone said they'd settle.
Fine lines, volume loss and laxity — treated in the order the face needs, which is rarely the order it's asked for.
Thinning, patchy loss and post-illness shedding, in women and men. Investigated before it's injected.
Ingrown and infected nails, moles, cysts and skin tags — examined, then removed or referred.
Discuss your concerns with a dermatologist. Your treatment options and follow-up plan depend on the consultation.
Speak to us about acne, pigmentation, scarring and other skin concerns.
Explore our treatmentsDiscuss hair fall, thinning and scalp concerns with your dermatologist.
Read about hair concernsBook a consultation for nail concerns, including changes in appearance or ingrown nails.
Read about nail concernsYou can walk out having bought nothing. That's a normal, expected outcome, and it's the reason people send their friends.
History first — what you've tried, what reacted, what changed. Bring your current products and prescriptions if you have them.
Skin, scalp or nails under magnification, and photographs for your file so the next visit has something to compare against.
What's going on, what it will take, how long, and roughly what it costs. Including the parts that won't work.
Treatment isn't started on day one unless you ask and it's appropriate. Going home to think about it is a perfectly good outcome.
These are on the clinic's consent form, and they get said out loud too. None of them are the small print.
The same protocol on two people rarely gives the same picture. What you'll get is an honest estimate, not someone else's photograph.
Very little in dermatology finishes in one appointment. You'll be told the likely number before you start, not after the second one.
Redness, swelling or irritation after a procedure is common and usually short-lived. You'll know what's normal and when to call.
Clinical photographs are taken for your medical record. They're used publicly only with separate written consent, and you can decline.
Civil Lines, a minute from Law Square. Come up one flight of stairs and reception is straight ahead.
First floor, above Vinayak Panchakarma Chikitsalaya. Come up one flight and the sitting area is straight ahead.
A first consultation is an examination and a plan in writing. You'll leave knowing what's actually going on with your skin, what it will take, and what it won't.
Cases, aftercare and the occasional myth taken apart. If you've been treated here, a review helps more people find the clinic than any advertisement will.