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Excessive sweating may be controlled with strong anti-perspirants, which plug the sweat ducts. Products containing 10% to 15% aluminum chloride hexahydrate are the first line of treatment for underarm sweating.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 18, 2007
Most over-the-counter antiperspirants are not strong enough to effectively prevent hyperhidrosis. To treat the disorder, doctors usually prescribe 20% aluminum chloride hexahydrate solution(Drysol), which the patient applies at night to the affect...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Topical agents applied to the skin in the affected area are the first course of treatment for hyperhidrosis. Topical applications include anticholinergic drugs, boric acid, tannic acid solutions, and glutaraldehyde.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy(ETS) is surgery to treat sweating that is much heavier than normal. This condition is called hyperhidrosis.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 17, 2009
Sympathectomy is a surgical procedure that destroys nerves in the sympathetic nervous system. The procedure is performed to increase blood flow and decrease long-term pain in certain diseases that cause narrowed blood vessels.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Sympathectomy is a surgical procedure that destroys nerves in the sympathetic nervous system. The procedure is done to increase blood flow and decrease long-term pain in certain diseases that cause narrowed blood vessels.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Iontophoresis is the passage of an electrical current onto the skin. Iontophoresis has a variety of uses in medicine.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 10, 2009
Botulinum is a bacterium( Clostridium botulinum) that produces seven different toxins that can cause botulism and is also medically used to block muscle contractions.Botulinum toxin(Botox) injection is used in conditions of excessive and inappropr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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