i am obese and have been having the appearance ( on my left lower abdomen, about the same area of my waist band of underwear and pants ) of small rather hard areas, similar to the beginnings of a boil and they are tender to the touch, then they turn into bruises and sometimes weep blood. they get better then worsen. if i put antibiotic cream on them,i usually have one at a time, but the bruise lasts a long time, they heal with the cream.