BACKGROUND Hyperhidrosis is a chronic disease characterized by increased sweat production. Local injections of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) have been extensively used for treatment of primary hyperhidrosis (idiopathic). The current treatment for this condition involves several intradermal injections, resulting in poor patient compliance due to injection-related pain. Therefore, new protocols, incl...

BACKGROUND Different techniques of video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy have been suggested to control the symptoms of axillary hyperhidrosis. We compared the results using two different levels of ganglion resection for treating axillary hyperhidrosis: T3/T4 vs. T4. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a group of 1119 patients operated on between July 2000 and January 2005, 276 patients with axillary ...

Treatment of severe axillary hyperhidrosis (HH) is limited to a few approved options. Botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections provide temporary, albeit effective reduction in axillary sweating. Several surgical techniques have been used effectively for many years, but the invasiveness, down time, and adverse effects of such procedures are not ideal. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (F...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Hyperhidrosis is a pathologic condition of excessive sweating in amounts greater than physiologic needs. Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a globally accepted treatment modality for primary palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis. ETS also has distinctive effects on the heart, circulatory and respiratory systems. In this study early effects of ETS on electrocardiograp...

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OBJECTIVE To determine the location of hyperhidrosis, the accompanying signs and symptoms, and patient anxiety assessed on 2 scales and standardized psychometric instruments. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study of patients with hyperhidrosis was carried out between September 1, 2001 and June 30, 2003 with a self-administered preoperative questionnaire. The variables studied included the ...

Aim: Palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis is caused by overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system that control sweat glands. This study compares clinical consequences uniportal multiportal thoracic endoscopic sympathectomy (ETS), in cases severe palmar hyperhidrosis.Methods: In this retrospective study, forty-one patients who were diagnosed as primary analyzed. These underwent ETS between 2...

Hyperhidrosis is the production of sweat above and beyond normal physiological needs, regardless of the ambient temperature, and it affects > 4% of the population. In addition, a poll showed up to 21% of the population is bothered on a daily basis by their amount of underarm sweating. Despite the large number of patients who suffer from hyperhidrosis, there are relatively few effective nonsurgi...