Hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating of the hands, face, affects many people and yet there is not that much clear information to date about it. This site is dedicated to informing people who suffer from hyperhidrosis about their options in dealing with this often difficult condition. There now are now many different methods to treat hyperhidrosis depending on the severity of the excessive sweating. The question is which method is right for you? We invite you to browse through our hyperhidrosis site. Try out the different sections along the top. Many thanks to the Hyperhidrosis Center and Dr.Reisfeld for his willingness to provide professional medical advice on this topic. See our links page for links to pages with useful information related to this topic.
Take a look at various testimonials to gain a perspective on the ETS procedure. Also take a look at the forums to talk with others who also have experienced this condition or to participate in the discussion. Forums are a great way to communicate with others who have similar conditions.
(Update!) New Procedures For Excessive Foot & Armpit Sweating:
There are now improved surgical solutions available for those suffering from excessive foot or excessive armpit sweating. Please see our hyperhidrosis frequently asked questions page to learn more.
Hyperhidrosis Treatment Options:
Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating is a subjective matter. People who suffer from this ailment are affected in different ways. We do not have a definite objective measure to tell about the severity of the problem. Obviously those that do not mind having hyperhidrosis should not seek any medical or surgical treatment but those who are affected should look for medical help. There are some conservative methods. If the conservative measures fail and a patient is still affected by excessive sweating then the patient should consider the proven surgical options available. It should be stressed that the different areas of excessive sweating on the body should be treated in different ways. There are different surgical procedures for the different areas of excessive sweating on the body.
Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy should be directed to those patients who suffer from excessive hand sweating (Palmar Hyperhidrosis) This particular approach has about a 98% success rate for eliminating excessive hand sweating. It has less success with excessive armpit sweating or excessive foot sweating (Plantar Hyperhidrosis). There are improved procedures for specifically excessive foot sweating and excessive armpit sweating. Learn more about Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy.
For excessive foot sweating Lumbar Sympathectomy is now available as a surgical treatment of this problem. It has about a 95% success rate. It is a somewhat longer operation and the patients typically only have a one night stay at the hospital. Learn more about excessive foot sweating.
For excessive armpit sweating axillary suction currettage is now offered as a surgical option. In the past excision of the skin in the armpit area was the surgical solution offered but it left the patients with a big scar with possible contraction in the armpit area and some movement limitation. In the new method the operation is done through very small incisions enabling to be carried out with minimal pain and almost no scarring. The success rate is about 90 to 95% The main side effect from this procedure is hardening of the skin within the armpit area which with time will get better. Some accumulation of fluid was noted but of a temporary nature. Learn more about excessive armpit sweating.
Thanks for visiting this site and we hope that you have found it to be helpful. Please let others know if you found this site informative and useful. Hyperhidrosis affects approximately betweem 1% and 2% of the worlds population. The effects of excessive hand sweating or severe palmar Hyperhidrosis can have functional as well as social implications. Patients have difficulties in handling computers, electrical equipment, playing musical instruments or just holding and shaking hands in social environments. Effective treatments have not exactly been accessible or available until recently with the advent of the internet. Now hyperhidrosis can be dealt with using oral medications, topical treatments, Iontophoresis, as well as a permanent surgical procedures. Given all the treatments for hyperhidrosis people who suffer now have options when dealing with their hyperhidrosis that they did not have before. More and more people are speaking up to share their experiences so that others can benefit from this information.
If you are considering any surgical procedure such as ETS, you should always ask your surgeon and or physician for any information regarding the surgery, risks, recovery, complications, and results. In creating this site several sources of information were used much of which included contacting the actual ETS surgeons as well as sources available across the internet and sources in various medical journals, however the opinions expressed on this site are solely the opinions of hyperhidrosis info.com. We will do our best to keep hyperhidrosis info.com as up to date as possible.
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