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Benefits of Sympathectomy Treatment
Sympathectomy can be successfully applied with different cases of hyperhidrosis. It works particularly well with palmar hyperhidrosis and pedal hyperhidrosis. The surgical procedure, in which the sympathetic system is stopped from producing excessive sweat , can show positive results soon after it is completed. By clamping or resecting the nerve endings that stimulate sweat glands to produce excessive amounts of sweat, the surgical procedure lessens the effects of hyperhidrosis, sometimes to complete dryness.
Surgical Treatment – where does it work best?
Sympathectomy hyperhidrosis treatment is mostly used to treat excessive hand sweating and pedal hyperhidrosis, but it is also succesful in combating axillary hyperhidrosis. The small surgical incisions that need to be made in the patient's skin in order to reach the neve endings do leave scars, but those can be corrected as well. Most patients, however, fear applying sympathectomy to their facial hyperhidrosis. Excessive sweating of the face is problematic, but other alternatives such as antiperspirants and medication may be employed in the curative process.
Psychological effects
