Hyperhidrosis surgery can cure hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis is a condition characterized by excessive sweating or sweaty palms. It is estimated that one in 100 people suffer from this disease. The effects of this disease can be psychological as the person who suffers from hyperhidrosis is embarrassed by the excessive sweating. Sweat stains in your shirt or sweaty palms can make a person very uncomfortable in a social setting. For people who suffer from profuse sweating, hyperhidrosis surgery is an option to cure them from this disease.
Hyperhidrosis can impact three major areas of the body. They are the armpit, palms and feet. Depending on the part of your body impacted by hyperhidrosis, there are different hyperhidrosis surgery options available.
Overactive sweat glands
Sweaty palms are a result of overactive sweat glands. Our sweat glands will normally sweat in order to cool down the core temperature of our bodies. Sometimes we have overactive sweat glands that sweat more than is needed to cool our body temperature. Excessive hand sweating is known as palmar hyperhidrosis. The profuse sweating in the hands can make it difficult for a person to grip a pen or control the steering wheel in a car. Hyperhidrosis surgery to cure overactive sweat glands is called endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy or ETS. ETS is very effective in treating overactive sweat glands.
Profuse sweating
The foot is another area in which people can suffer hyperhidrosis. Profuse sweating in your feet is usually on the soles of the feet. Profuse sweating in the feet is commonly referred to as plantar hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis surgery for the profuse sweating in the feet is called endoscopic lumbar sympathectomy or ELS. ELS can help in curing profuse sweating in the feet.
ELS is a specialized surgery that is designed to cure profuse sweating in the feet. If a person suffers from both plantar hyperhidrosis and palmar hyperhidrosis, they can go through both hyperhidrosis surgery. Unfortunately ELS and ETS cannot be performed at the same time. A person will have to have one hyperhidrosis surgery and then have the other hyperhidrosis surgery at a later time.
Hyperhidrosis surgery
The last part of the body to suffer from hyperhidrosis is excessive armpit sweating. The perspiration from excessive armpit sweating can easily stain a person’s shirt. This makes the perspiration visible for everyone around you to see. Overactive sweat glands are responsible for producing this perspiration. The uneasiness from the profuse sweating can cause many sufferers to choose hyperhidrosis surgery to stop their excessive sweating. Hyperhidrosis surgery called surgical treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis.