A few years ago, I noticed what I thought was acne about 3 inches below my belly button / right where my pubic hair starts. I popped it and a bloody, almost brownish puss came out. I repeated this a few more times over the span of 2 weeks. Years later, I still have what looks to be a blood mark in that same spot. I'm not sure if this was an ingrown hair and it is still caught under my skin. The dark purple blood mark won't go away. To make things worse, recently I have had the same occurrence around the same area. When the redness shows up, it feels like I can literally grab my skin, grabbing around what is beneath my skin, and pop it. The marks left behind after popping it are big, red, and swollen. The puss that comes out is again brownish and bloody. One of them is showing signs of leaving that same dark purple blood mark. 4 have popped up in a week. What might this be? They are very uncomfortable. And how can I get rid of this mark left behind. Do I need to see a dermatologist? It is embarrassing. It is keeping me from being sexually active, one: because I don't know what it is and two: if I don't have herpes, I don't want anyone thinking I do. HELP!