Underarm Sweat

Underarm Sweat
Excessive underarm sweat (axillary hyperhidrosis) also known as armpit sweating, adversely affects approximately 7 million people in the United states according to the American Academy of Dermatologists. According to various studies, roughly 1 to 3% of the world’s population suffers from some degree of excessive armpit sweating.
It is a condition millions of people of [...]

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Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a surgical operation where certain segments of the sympathetic nerve will be cut or destroyed. These nerves are situated in the chest cavity adjacent to the spine. ETS surgery is utilized to treat sweating that’s much heavier than normal (hyperhidrosis), facial blushing, Raynaud’s disease and reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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Medication For Excessive Sweating

Medication For Excessive Sweating
Do you have issues with sweaty palms at the most inopportune times (at an interview or a first date)?  Do you suffer from facial blushing (reddening of the cheeks when not exercising or hot)?  If so, you have probably wondered what kind of medication for excessive sweating is available either over the [...]

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Hyperhidrosis Surgery

Hyperhidrosis Surgery
Hyperhidrosis brings to mind the image from the movie Airplane where the pilot is sweating so much that it looks like a hose is running from behind him and he needs wiper blades just to keep the sweat out of his eyes. All joking aside, hyperhidrosis can not only be embarrassing it can create [...]

Nighttime Sweating

Nighttime Sweating

Nighttime Sweating

Nighttime sweating or night sweats is a medical condition where your body sweats an abnormal amount during the night when conditions in the bedroom are not overly hot. There is no physical explanation for why the body produces this abnormal amount of sweat.
I have had several periods in my life where I have woken [...]

Hyperhidrosis Treatment

Hyperhidrosis Treatment

Hyperhidrosis Treatment

Sweat is the body’s way of regulating our internal temperature. If our core body temperature is too high our nervous system tells our sweat glands to work and as the sweat that is produced evaporates our body is cooled.  Hyperhidrosis is a condition where the sweat glands work overtime and at times when [...]