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Answers to common questions: Is excessive sweating / hyperhidrosis inheritable? There are some medical ailments that can cause excessive sweating. Thyroid, menopause, and anxiety can cause excessive sweating, but this perspiration will appear on the majority of the body, whereas hyperhidrosis is limited to certain areas such as the hands or face. Night sweating can be a presentation of some malignant diseases or infections such as tuberculosis.
Will hyperhidrosis last my entire life? Will hyperhidrosis shorten my lifespan?
What does the future hold for hyperhidrosis sufferers?
Do the treatments last for life? My doctor isn't familiar with this condition. Are there specialists? Since hyperhidrosis is not a life-threatening condition, there is a lack of understanding among physicians and laypersons alike with reguard to this problem. In the past the operations were quite extensive, often with side effects, and thus many physicians were reluctant to reccomend these procedures. Now, due to technological advances and the availability of endoscopic surgery, operations are more common and more effective. Why is there compensatory sweating associated with the ETS procedure? With the clamping method, there may be options for those who suffer from severe compensatory sweating to reverse that side affect, for example applying the clamps on a lower level may help. For more details talk to your surgeon about this. Is there risk dehydration after sympathectomy?
Is facial blushing a psychological or a physiological condition? What are the differences between the cutting and clamping ETS methods?
Is one better? Both methods result in compensatory sweating. In about 5% of cases, the
compensatory sweating is severe enough to make the patient dissatisfied.
With the clamping method, patients wishing to remove the clips may do
so, and return back to his or her condition prior to the operation. This
option is not available if the nerve was cut or destroyed by any other
means. A nerve graft reversal may be possible for these patients, but
it is much more difficult and results are unpredicatable. |
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