Topical solutions containing aluminum chloride are known to be the first line of therapy for hyperhidrosis. Palmar hyperhidrosis however, is less responsive to aluminum chloride therapy and successful treatment may require 6-8 h application of high concentrations up to 30% that commonly leads to skin irritation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of 30 min iontophoretic appl...

BACKGROUND There are few published data on the clinical characteristics of hyperhidrosis. OBJECTIVE To describe the functional impairment caused by primary focal hyperhidrosis. METHODS Patients with hyperhidrosis (n = 345) were enrolled at the Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg. Controls (n = 154) were a convenience sample of subjects without hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis char...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic bilateral thoracic sympathicolysis (EBTS) is an effective and minimally invasive procedure used for patients with primary hyperhidrosis. The purpose of this study was to examine plantar hyperhidrosis before and after EBTS. METHODS A total of 198 patients with primary hyperhidrosis underwent 396 thoracoscopic sympathicolysis of ganglia T2-T3 in a prospective study. All co...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy on plantar hyperhidrosis in patients operated on for upper limb hyperhidrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2003 to 2011, 41 consecutive patients underwent videothoracoscopic T3-T4 sympathicotomy or T3-T4 ganglion block at our Unit for upper limb hyperhidrosis. Twenty-one (51%) were affected b...

Glutaraldehyde is a water-soluble liquid with high bactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and viricidal activity. It does not cross-react with formaldehyde. Glutaraldehyde solution is an underutilized gem for treating recalcitrant palmar, plantar and periungual warts. It has also been utilized for plantar hyperhidrosis with moderate success, for pitted keratolysis and the predisposing factor of h...

BACKGROUND Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweat production occurs at 2.9-9% of the population. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and disorders due to primary hyperhidrosis (HP) in medicine students in the state of Sergipe. METHODS Cross-sectional study using individual interviews. RESULTS Hyperhidrosis was found in 14.76% of subjects, the most affected regions were palmar, plantar and axil...

dermatitis or bacterial and mycological infections (1). BTXA has been used recently to treat focal hyperhidrosis (gustatory sweating, palmo-plantar and axillary hyperhidrosis) (4, 5). There are no data available for the treatment of stump hyperhidrosis. We used BTXA for stump hyperhidrosis in a dosage comparable to that used in palmar hyperhidrosis, i.e. 100 U of Botox. The treatment was very e...

BACKGROUND Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating beyond physiological needs. It is a common disease (incidence 2.8%) that causes intense discomfort for patients. In the last decade, advantages of Single-Incision Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy have become clear, particularly in decreasing morbidity of sympathectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2010 to December 2012, 3...

Excessive craniofacial, palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis can be very distressing in young people, especially in hot climates. In this study, we are presenting our operative experience and the long-term effect of the technique of thoracospic electrocoagulation of the thoracic sympathetic chain in the treatment of this condition. We reviewed the results of 22 thoracoscopies performed on 16 patie...

OBJECTIVE To assess the results of palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis treatment in males and females using low doses of oxybutynin. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted in 395 women and 170 men followed up in our service with complaint of palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis. RESULTS A total of 70% of patients in both groups presented partial or great improvement in the level of hyper...