Hand and Armpit Sweating

What is Hyperhidrosis Treatment?

Hyperhidrosis is a medical term that refers to the condition of excessive sweating. This condition is characterized by excessive sweating, usually in areas such as the hands, feet, armpits or face. Treatment of hyperhidrosis may include topical medications, botox injections, surgical interventions, or the use of certain medical devices; the choice of these treatments may vary depending on the patient's condition and the severity of sweating.

Hyperhidrosis Treatment at Liv Hospital

At Liv Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic, superior results can be achieved with surgical treatment compared to other treatment methods in patients whose quality of social life decreases due to regional hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).

What is Excessive Sweating Treatment?

With Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS) surgery, the sympathetic nerves that control hand and armpit sweating activation are surgically separated or their activities are blocked by clipping.

The most important complication that should be known in patients whose hand and armpit sweating has been successfully treated with a closed method (videothoracoscopic) with a complication rate of 1-2 percent is compensatory (reflex) sweating. It occurs in 10-30 percent of patients undergoing single-level (T3 or T4) surgery and may require the person to change clothes throughout the day.

Since there is a 40-50 percent chance of reversal in patients operated on using the clipping method, removal of the clips may be possible. Facial flushing and facial sweating can also be treated with the same method.