A member asked:

Hello. my dad is overweight and has these pimple looking bumps on his lower belly. he is constantly squeezing puss out of them. are they harmful?

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Folliculitis: The hairy part of the "overlap" area can easily develop small abscesses in the air root/oil glands. For most these are just an irritant.Occasionally they can become a larger infection of the strain of germ is more aggressive.

Answered 11/20/2015

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