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... Apart from the risks of undergoing surgery, a sympathectomy results in compensatory hyperhidrosis — other large areas of the body may become excessively sweaty to compensate — in 98 percent of those who undergo the procedure.Some people with hyperhidrosis participate in clinical trials studying new treatments for excessive sweating. ...
Hyperhidrosis Treatments
... Apart from the risks of undergoing surgery, a sympathectomy results in compensatory hyperhidrosis — other large areas of the body may become excessively sweaty to compensate — in 98 percent of those who undergo the procedure.Some people with hyperhidrosis participate in clinical trials studying new treatments for excessive sweating. ...
... Over the decades, thoracoscopic sympathectomy underwent several improvements, including the advent of less invasive endoscopic procedures using small incisions and tiny cameras. The use of anticholinergic drugs to treat hyperhidrosis began in the 1950s. ...
Hyperhidrosis – An Overview
... Over the decades, thoracoscopic sympathectomy underwent several improvements, including the advent of less invasive endoscopic procedures using small incisions and tiny cameras. The use of anticholinergic drugs to treat hyperhidrosis began in the 1950s. ...
... I had a sympathectomy when I was 18 to stop the sweating on palms of my hands which worked well. However, I also sweat practically everywhere else on my body. ...
Treatments and Hyperhidrosis
... I had a sympathectomy when I was 18 to stop the sweating on palms of my hands which worked well. However, I also sweat practically everywhere else on my body. ...