Excessive Sweating: How to Stay Dry

What is Hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis is a common disorder in which the person sweats excessively.

Sweating may occur on the whole body or it may occur on certain areas. It usually sweats on:

• Armpit
• Palms
• Sole of the feet
• Face
• Chest

Excessive sweating on armpits (Pic from: http://yive.co/)

Although people who generally sweat excessively, day and night, it does not pose a serious threat to a person’s health. But it can be embarrassing and distressing in the daily life.

Some people with hyperhidrosis are shy to seek medical help and some believe no proper way can be done to improve this symptom.

However, help is available to improve the excessive sweating problem.

Start with daily life activities such as:

• Wear black or white clothes to minimize the sign of sweating
• Wear loose and light clothes
• Avoid spicy foods
• Avoid alcohol
• Use antiperspirant instead of deodorant

Excessive sweating is a long term condition. If lifestyle changes do not work, you may go for dermatologist for further treatments.

Pic from (http://www.everydayhealth.com/)

Treatment 1

Botolinum Toxin Injection also known as Botox.

Pic from (http://www.botoxhyperhidrosis.co.uk/)

Botox can be injected into the skin areas of the body which affected by hyperhidrosis. It helps to reduce sweating in these areas by blocking the signals from the brain to the sweat glands. The effect normally lasts for few months; the treatment can be repeated if necessary. Botox injection to treat hyperhidrosis takes around 30 to 45 minutes. The treatment can be done in just a lunch break.

Treatment 2

Iontophoresis may help if you have excessive sweating problem on your palms and feet. It can be used to treat armpits but it is less effective.

Iontophoresis treatment (Pic from: http://www.iontocentre.com/)

Iontophoresis involves treating affected areas of skin with a weak electric current passed through water or a wet pad. This helps to block the sweat glands.

This treatment is not painful. Patient will only feel slight discomfort or skin irritation as the mild electric current pass through the palms or feet. The treatment duration is around 20 to 30 minutes. To get ideal result, 2 to 4 session of treatments are needed in a week. The symptoms will improve after a week or two.

Treatment 3

Surgery

     A dermatologist may use one or more of the following surgical techniques to remove sweat glands from the underarms:

• Excision (cut out sweat glands)
• Liposuction (remove with suction)
• Curettage (scrape out)
• Laser surgery (vaporize)                                                                                  

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