I get them too. ( previously I posted my doctor said they are senile purpura - I’m not senile just a 76 yr old senior:) ). Got one on my forearm just reaching into the fridge and bumped my arm on a shelf. Then I got a huge one on my left hand reaching into the microwave. It doesn’t take much to get one, if my dog gets to wrestling and his feet hit me, I get one and if his nails are involved my skin just rips. It’s frustrating. They fade but it take days to disappear. I agree the cream for crepy skin does nothing for the bruises, it softens the skin but doesn’t thicken it. I refuse to wear long sleeves in hot weather and hate cream in the heat too. Right now I’m searching for some kind of tees with see through sleeves, found some but the entire garment is see through! Might end up wearing a cami under that.

Exactly. And as soon as you bump some thing, you know it's gonna be ugly, but nothing you can do!
I'm wondering about the oral drug Purpurex. I hate to add a new drug to my pillbox, but if it works and there's no downside, it would be great