Sympathectomy is the treatment to use when all else fails in the management of hyperhidrosis. The procedure is effective in the majority of patients, authors of a recent literature review have ...

Even in cold weather, some people cannot stop sweating. A soggy wet handshake is a clue to a condition called hyperhidrosis. It can be especially difficult for children, but an improved surgical ...

Treatment of hyperhidrosis can be divided into topical, oral, surgical, and nonsurgical treatments (botulinum toxin). These therapeutic options differ with respect to their efficacy, duration of ...

Eccrine sweat glands—concentrated in the scalp, axillae, inguinal folds, and acral skin—function to maintain normal thermal homeostasis and, to a lesser extent, eliminate toxins and drug metabolites.

Doctors in Mumbai have successfully treated a young ex-airhostess suffering from palmar hyperhidrosis, a medical condition ...

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One reason for this is that the public, loved ones, and even doctors commonly reinforce prevailing myths about hyperhidrosis. Having the right information at hand is the first (big) step toward ...

Louise Dunford receives funding from The UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network. Most people sweat when they exercise or the weather is hot. But some people sweat far more than this. Hyperhidrosis – ...

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