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Treatment Options For Hyperhidrosis
by Molan Parker i am Blogger love to write article.Excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, might not be a dangerous condition. But it can be an embarrassing one for the patients who suffer from it. People suffering from t experience excessive sweating on the face, palms, soles of the feet and underarms. This excessive sweating can interfere with the daily activities of the patient. Hands can become so sweaty that it becomes difficult to hold anything. People who suffer from underarms or axillary hyperhidrosis, face difficulty in maintaining social relationships because their clothes have sweat marks and are always oozing body odor. Patients often encounter skin infections because their skins are always wet. Most people don’t realise that they are suffering from hyperhidrosis because it’s not talked about a lot; it is one of the most commonly found skin conditions. People usually think that it's genetic, yes it is genetic but it can be caused by many other things as well.
It might be genetic:
As we said above, yes it might be but it can be there due to many other things as well. People who suffer from anxiety experience hyperhidrosis when they are anxious about something. Alcohol abuse, diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, and medications also contribute to the causes of hyperhidrosis.
Treatments:
1. Antiperspirants:
The easiest way to tackle hyperhidrosis is by using antiperspirants. Most antiperspirants contain aluminium salts which form a plug in the pores from where the sweat comes out. Antiperspirants are available over the counter; most of them come combined with de odorants. You can purchase one according to your requirements. If over the counter ones don’t work for you, you can ask your doctor to write a prescription antiperspirant which might be a bit irritating at first because of the chemicals but will work if your hyperhidrosis is of mild nature.
2. Iontophoresis:
If an antiperspirant does not work for you then your doctor might prescribe iontophoresis for you. It requires the person to sit with either his hands, feet or both dipped in a shallow tray of water for about 20-30 minutes while an electric current passes through the water into your body. Experts believe that the electric current paralysis the sweat glands and hence blocks the sweat from getting to the skin’s surface.At the start, iontophoresis is done twice or thrice a week. When the desired level of dryness is achieved, it only requires maintenance therapy twice or thrice a month. Although it is generally safe, because it uses the electric current it’s not recommended for the women who are pregnant and people who have implants and pace makers.
3. Botox:
Botox has been approved by FDA as a successful treatment for hyperhidrosis. Botox is injected in the underarms and sometimes on hands and soles as well. Botox works by blocking the production of acetylcholine by blocking the calcium channels inside the skin. The blockage of the calcium channels reduces the contraction of the sweat gland and stops the sweat production.
4. Anticholinergic drugs:
If antiperspirant, iontophoresis and Botox don't work, then the doctor may prescribe anticholinergic drugs to the hyperhidrosis patient. Oral anticholinergic drugs block the activation of the sweat glands but they have other side effects such as blurred vision, heart palpitations and urinary problem. Therefore unless a patient really requires the prescription the doctors do not recommend oral anti cholinergics for hyperhidrosis treatment.
5. Surgery:
This is usually the last resort for the patients of severe hyperhidrosis who haven’t responded to any other treatment option. There are two types of surgical procedures for hyperhidrosis: the first one in which the surgeon may cut, scrape or suck out the sweat glands. Another form of surgery is known as endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), in which the surgeon cuts the nerves feeding signals to the sweat glands. This procedure is very effective, but it is used only as a last resort.
One side effect of ETS is compensatory sweating, i.e. when the body stops sweating from one area, it is compensated by the sweating from another area.
It might be genetic:
As we said above, yes it might be but it can be there due to many other things as well. People who suffer from anxiety experience hyperhidrosis when they are anxious about something. Alcohol abuse, diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, and medications also contribute to the causes of hyperhidrosis.
Treatments:
1. Antiperspirants:
The easiest way to tackle hyperhidrosis is by using antiperspirants. Most antiperspirants contain aluminium salts which form a plug in the pores from where the sweat comes out. Antiperspirants are available over the counter; most of them come combined with de odorants. You can purchase one according to your requirements. If over the counter ones don’t work for you, you can ask your doctor to write a prescription antiperspirant which might be a bit irritating at first because of the chemicals but will work if your hyperhidrosis is of mild nature.
2. Iontophoresis:
If an antiperspirant does not work for you then your doctor might prescribe iontophoresis for you. It requires the person to sit with either his hands, feet or both dipped in a shallow tray of water for about 20-30 minutes while an electric current passes through the water into your body. Experts believe that the electric current paralysis the sweat glands and hence blocks the sweat from getting to the skin’s surface.At the start, iontophoresis is done twice or thrice a week. When the desired level of dryness is achieved, it only requires maintenance therapy twice or thrice a month. Although it is generally safe, because it uses the electric current it’s not recommended for the women who are pregnant and people who have implants and pace makers.
3. Botox:
Botox has been approved by FDA as a successful treatment for hyperhidrosis. Botox is injected in the underarms and sometimes on hands and soles as well. Botox works by blocking the production of acetylcholine by blocking the calcium channels inside the skin. The blockage of the calcium channels reduces the contraction of the sweat gland and stops the sweat production.
4. Anticholinergic drugs:
If antiperspirant, iontophoresis and Botox don't work, then the doctor may prescribe anticholinergic drugs to the hyperhidrosis patient. Oral anticholinergic drugs block the activation of the sweat glands but they have other side effects such as blurred vision, heart palpitations and urinary problem. Therefore unless a patient really requires the prescription the doctors do not recommend oral anti cholinergics for hyperhidrosis treatment.
5. Surgery:
This is usually the last resort for the patients of severe hyperhidrosis who haven’t responded to any other treatment option. There are two types of surgical procedures for hyperhidrosis: the first one in which the surgeon may cut, scrape or suck out the sweat glands. Another form of surgery is known as endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), in which the surgeon cuts the nerves feeding signals to the sweat glands. This procedure is very effective, but it is used only as a last resort.
One side effect of ETS is compensatory sweating, i.e. when the body stops sweating from one area, it is compensated by the sweating from another area.
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