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Excess sweating treatment is very benefiting to provide daily life comfort and is preformed often today.
It is possible to get rid of wet clothes in the morning or avoiding shaking hands.
As excess sweating treatment is applied just in the related area, the body continues to sweat in other areas.
Hyperhidrosis treatment is not harmful to your health. “Is sweating not healthy? I don’t want to stop sweating completely” are the most stated arguments. Before starting hyperhidrosis treatment it should be researched if there is an underlying health problem.
Excessive sweating can be a symptom of excessive thyroid hormone, some infectious diseases, some blood diseases, inflammatory diseases, some cancer types. Accompanying symptoms should be taken into account and assessed by related departments.
If there is not any underlying reason, it should be evaluated if the sweating occurs in the presence of social stress or if it is local or general. If there is not any underlying disease, ad if the sweating is localized as hand, foot, armpit, treatment alternatives can be applied. Alternatives and Results in Hyperhidrosis Treatment. Advantages and Disadvantages.
Botulinum Toxin Application:
It decreases sweating preventing acetylcholine discharge from the nerves to sweat glands. By applying starch taste, it is possible to determine the areas where sweat glands are intense in the armpit.
Botulinum Toxin decreases sweating in the palm and sole. The pain can be decreased with ice or nerve block with local anesthesia injection with cream before the procedure. This effect is temporary for all areas. Sweating can be prevented 4-8 more months by applying the procedure before summer. Its advantage is that it is easily applied and the advantage is that it lasts for a short time.
Destroying sweat glands with LASER:
It is possible to perform it with LASER systems measuring the heat, but it should be applied in the under operating room conditions.
It can be performed with very fine incisions through very fine LASER fibers. It is performed under local anesthesia. Repeated sessions may be required. Resistance may be observed in sweating despite rarely. When it is applied in a high dosage, it may cause contracture in the skin. If the effect occurs, it is long-lasting.
Sympathetic Nerve Clipping: Clipping is applied to the sympathetic nerves reaching armpit and hand. It is carried out with closed surgery. It is performed by thoracic surgeons. Its advantage is being permanent. Its disadvantages are that it is a large operation and requires general anesthesia. Possible risks include causing excessive sweating in other areas, called rebound sweating.
Therapies for thickening the skin: Its effects may be insufficient and temporary. Its disadvantage is requiring performed often, its advantage is easy application.