Hyperhidrosis Treatments - End Excessive Sweating
If you want to stop excessive sweating, then there are several hyperhidrosis treatments available to you.
But how to know which one will work best? Types of Hyperhidrosis There are different types, for example palmar (that means sweaty hands), plantar (that means sweaty feet), facial (that means sweaty face), axillary (that means heavy underarm sweating) and general hyperhidrosis.
For palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis, iontophoresis might be a good treatment choice - but in the case of axillary or a general sweating problem, it is not only ineffective, but even extremely painful.
Causes Of Hyperhidrosis There are many possible causes of hyperhidrosis.
In about 50% of the cases it's hereditary - your genes.
In all cases it is a imbalance in the regulatory mechanism that controls your sweat glands.
However, even if you have hyperhidrosis for genetic reasons, it is still curable.
Obese people also tend to suffer from hyperhidrosis more often than others.
Treatment Options The easiest and most common form are topical treatments like anti-perspirants which you simply apply on the areas where you want to avoid sweating.
Most of them are aluminum chloride-based.
Focal Botox injections are also becoming more popular - Botox basically blocks the nerve endings that lead to the sweat glands.
This treatment is however very expensive and needs to be renewed every couple of weeks.
Another common treatment is iontophoresis - basically a low-powered electric current is sent through the affected area to reduce the activity of the sweat glands.
This treatment is most commonly used for palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis.
Surgery is almost not being used anymore - newer scientific findings showed that it is pretty ineffective.
While it does permanently stop the excessive sweating in the area where it is performed, it can often (in as much as 90 percent of all cases) lead to compensatory sweating in other areas of the body.
But how to know which one will work best? Types of Hyperhidrosis There are different types, for example palmar (that means sweaty hands), plantar (that means sweaty feet), facial (that means sweaty face), axillary (that means heavy underarm sweating) and general hyperhidrosis.
For palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis, iontophoresis might be a good treatment choice - but in the case of axillary or a general sweating problem, it is not only ineffective, but even extremely painful.
Causes Of Hyperhidrosis There are many possible causes of hyperhidrosis.
In about 50% of the cases it's hereditary - your genes.
In all cases it is a imbalance in the regulatory mechanism that controls your sweat glands.
However, even if you have hyperhidrosis for genetic reasons, it is still curable.
Obese people also tend to suffer from hyperhidrosis more often than others.
Treatment Options The easiest and most common form are topical treatments like anti-perspirants which you simply apply on the areas where you want to avoid sweating.
Most of them are aluminum chloride-based.
Focal Botox injections are also becoming more popular - Botox basically blocks the nerve endings that lead to the sweat glands.
This treatment is however very expensive and needs to be renewed every couple of weeks.
Another common treatment is iontophoresis - basically a low-powered electric current is sent through the affected area to reduce the activity of the sweat glands.
This treatment is most commonly used for palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis.
Surgery is almost not being used anymore - newer scientific findings showed that it is pretty ineffective.
While it does permanently stop the excessive sweating in the area where it is performed, it can often (in as much as 90 percent of all cases) lead to compensatory sweating in other areas of the body.
