Hyperhidrosis is a condition that involves overactive sweat glands. Uncontrolled sweating can occur in various parts of the body such as hands, feet or underarms. It may be an inherited trait or physiological condition that stops the body from properly regulating its temperature.
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Treatment Options
Weekly electrical plates are applied to the sweat areas resulting in blockage of the sweat ducts.
Oral medication that results in reduced sweating, but also causes dryness of mouth and eyes
Selective removal of sympathetic nerve fibres that control sweating in the affected region
Removal of sweat glands resulting in reduction of sweating
Injections that block the release of acetycholine (a chemical that stimulates sweat glands to produce sweat) from the skin free nerve endings
