Excessive Sweating Treatment

Hyperhidrosis is the systemic issue where the sweat glands remain activated with or without the reception of any signal. There are two types of hyperhidrosis

People with primary hyperhidrosis generally sweat from eccrine sweat glands which make the majority of 2-4 million sweat glands in the body. These glands are majorly found on the feet, palms, face and armpits and hence people with the primary hyperhidrosis condition will sweat more in these regions.

Secondary sweating is different from the primary one as this sweating isn’t localised to a few body areas. Instead it tends to happen on any body part. In many cases it has been observed that secondary sweating is usually substance induced i.e. some medication that the person has been taking causes the random sweat bouts. In other cases, it is some or the other medical condition. Some of these conditions causing generalised hyperhidrosis are:

• Pregnancy
• Diabetes
• Hyperthyroidism
• Menopause
• Obesity
• Parkinson’s disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Lymphoma
• Gout

Uncovering the underlying condition and getting the proper treatment for it will help decrease the sweating of secondary hyperhidrosis. That’s why it’s best to tell your doctor when you’re having a problem with sweating, so that you can uncover the reasons behind it and get it treated.

At Kosmoderma, the treatment starts with first understanding the person’s concern. The dermatologist asks a series of questions to understand the possibility of any medical condition.

Post this, in case your causative condition isn’t clear, you might be suggested to get some tests done so that the diagnosis can be validated.

Once that is done, based on the diagnosis, the dermatologist will then suggest a treatment schedule for you. The treatments suggested will most likely be one of the following or a combination of them.

Anti-perspirants
These are best advised to those whose excessive sweating hasn’t achieved alarming proportions and is being caused by a temporary stimulus. Anti-perspirants work by creating sweat plug to temporarily minimise perspiration.
However, they aren’t a long term solution.

Botulinum Toxins
The most effective non-surgical procedure available. Botulinum toxins if injected in the right amount and at the right place help in almost curbing the issue for a really long duration. In some cases however, booster doses may be required.

Surgical Procedures
Recommended only for extreme cases where the patient does not respond to Botulinum toxins too. In this procedure known as Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS), the surgeon makes an incision on the nerve of the sweat glands. This procedure is very effective but almost all cases face the side effect of compensatory sweating where the body stops sweating at the designated place but to compensate for it, starts sweating at another location.