Guide to Excessive Armpit Sweating:
Also known as Axillary Sweating is another form of excessive sweating in localized area of the body. This form of focal hyperhidrosis can be embarrassing socially and functionally. It can prevent the affected person from doing certain things causing confidence issues and also can cause difficulties in relationships.
Obviously the initial approach to this problem is to use the regular conservative measures such as deodorants that can be bought over the counter or stronger ones like Drysol that can be obtained with prescriptions. Maxim which is another strong deodorant can be obtained online at CoradHealthCare.com. In different countries there are different names for these products and patients should always keep records of what medications were used. Besides the topical antiperspirants one can also try oral medications which have very limited success rates.
Botox is a known remedy which has to be administered a physician. It is a temporary solution with success rate of anywhere between 2 to 6 months. It is somewhat painful (mild) and can be repeated to those who would like to have this temporary solution.
The surgical solution in the past was to excise the skin in the armpit area. This is a good solution but it has some disadvantages such as big scarring and possible limiting of arm movement. The new solution with sub-dermal laser ablation is a new method helping reduce excessive armpit sweating or axillary hyperhidrosis.
New Laser Armpit Sweating Treatment:
In this new approach laser energy is delivered through very small incisions to the armpit area just underneath the skin. This energy effectively destroys the sweat glands in the sub-dermal area. The procedure is performed with mild sedation and takes about 40 minutes to complete. This procedure results in minimal trauma and less discomfort compared to the more aggressive approaches with axillary suction currettage as described below. This new procedure offers a success rate of 85 to 90% and is becoming the procedure of choice for some leading surgeons. One of the few surgeons to offer this new procedure is leading hyperhidrosis expert Dr. Reisfeld. To learn more visit the armpit sweating page of his extensive website.
Older Armpit Sweating Surgical Treatment:
In the procedure that is called axillary suction currettage two small incisions are made in each armpit area. Through those small incisions certain suction tubes are inserted underneath the skin and with repeated criss cross motions the sweat glands in those areas are suctioned and curette. The operation is done under light general anesthesia and the success rate ranges around 85 to 90%. Post operative pain is minimal and side effects such as bleeding, infection, hardening of the skin and fluid accumulation can happen but those usually are on a temporary basis. Rarely a small necrosis of the skin can happen which in term will heal itself with time.
Armpit Odor:
A different group of patients who complain about armpit problems are those that suffer not necessarily from excessive armpit sweating but from issues with bad smelling armpits. The medical term is known as Bromhidrosis. In those cases that manifest themselves only with bad smell but not excessive sweating the success rate of laser ablation (see above) is not as good as those suffering from excessive armpit sweating.
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