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SURGICAL ASPECTS OF HYPERHIDROSIS *
Author(s) -
Jepson R. P.,
Harris J. D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1976.tb00796.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperhidrosis , surgery , differential diagnosis , sympathectomy , medical therapy , denervation , axilla , dermatology , anatomy , pathology , cancer , breast cancer
S ummary Experience has demonstrated that severe hyperhidrosis, resistant to medical therapy, can be cured permanently by sympathetic denervation of the hands or feet, or by skin excision for axillary problems. The technique and results of these procedures is discussed. The clinical profile is so characteristic that differential diagnosis is not a problem. Whether a condition which is socially embarrassing rather than life threatening warrants surgery, is discussed.