other treatments
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NON SURGICAL

Antiperspirants
There are powerful non prescription antiperspirants available which could help prevent hyperhidrosis. Applied at night, they work to shrink overactive sweat glands, safely, to eliminate sweating disorders. For further information, please click here.

Iontophoresis
Iontphoresis is the delivery of mineral or drug ions through a mild electrical current in a shallow water bath. Positive ions in the water flow straight through the sweat ducts of the affected area, interrupting the sweating process by an unknown mechanism. Unlike Botox^®, the effects are short lived and only last for 3-4 days.

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SURGICAL TREATMENT

Surgery can provide a permanent solution but the risks can be serious and the result may only be partly effective. Surgery is normally reserved for cases when other methods of treatment have not worked.

Subcutaneous sweat gland curettage
This is the surgical removal of the over-active sweat glands under anaesthetic. It is generally thought to reduce sweating by up to 50% in sufferers.

Transthoracic sympathectomy
An electrical current is applied through key hole surgery to cause destruction of the nerve fibres which supply sweat glands. It is effective at stopping the sweating on the palms and under the arms but there is a risk of compensatory excessive sweating in other areas of the body.

Excision
This involves cutting away the total area of skin of the affected areas. This can cause large scars and there is a risk that the wounds will not heal well.

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