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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.
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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...
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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.
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Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy(ETS) is surgery to treat sweating that is much heavier than normal. This condition is called hyperhidrosis.
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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.
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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.
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Iontophoresis is the passage of an electrical current onto the skin. Iontophoresis has a variety of uses in medicine.
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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...
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