Surgical treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis by suction-curettage of sweat glands*
نویسندگان
چکیده
UNLABELLED Suction curettage is a dermatologic surgery technique for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis, which is becoming more popular. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to describe the current technique of removal of axillary sweat glands, and evaluate its efficacy and safety. CONCLUSION Suction-curettage of sweat glands is a minimally invasive surgical technique that is easy to perform, safe, has high rates of success and relatively few side-effects. It is generally well tolerated by patients and requires shorter time away from daily activities, when compared with other surgical modalities.
منابع مشابه
Comparative Study of Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin a Injections and Subcutaneous Curettage in the Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis
BACKGROUND Primary focal axillary hyperhidrosis is a chronic distressing disorder affecting both the sexes. When the condition is refractory to conservative management, we should go for more promising therapies like intradermal botulinum toxin A (BtxA) injections in the axilla, and surgical therapies like subcutaneous curettage of sweat glands. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to ...
متن کاملSurgical treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis with liposuction equipment: risks and benefits.
Axillary hyperhidrosis poses a serious problem to the affected patients. So far, the conservative measures employed seem to be disappointing, operations with axillary skin excision, undermining and/or skin reconstruction may cause secondary functional and cosmetic problems, whereas botulinum A toxin injections need to be repeated frequently. The aim of this study was to establish the safety, ef...
متن کاملHyperhidrosis--causes and treatment of enhanced sweating.
BACKGROUND Basically two types of sweating exist: thermoregulatory and emotional sweating. They are controlled by different centers: thermo regulatory sweating is regulated predominantly by the hypothalamus, emotional sweating predominantly by the limbic system. Enhanced sweating, called hyperhidrosis, can be generalized or focal. Primary focal hyperhidrosis is the most common type and affects ...
متن کاملHOW WE DO IT Suction Curettage of the Sweat GlandsFAn Update
Suction curettage of the sweat glands has become established in recent years as a standard therapy for managing cases of axillary hyperhidrosis that have proved resistant to conservative therapy. Hitherto, a recurrence rate of 20% to 40% has had to be reckoned with for this operation, but through new methods of operation and new instruments, it has been possible to reduce the rate of recidivati...
متن کاملTumescent suction curettage vs. curettage only for treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis evaluated by subjective and new objective methods.
The main purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the 2 minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating axillary hyperhidrosis: superficial tumescent suction curettage and curettage only. A total of 22 patients diagnosed with axillary hyperhidrosis received one type of treatment at each side, randomized. Examinations were performed pre-operatively and at 3, 6 and 12 months followi...
متن کامل