SAY GOODBYE TO HYPERHIDROSIS AXILLARY IN ONE SESSION
Sweating is a body functional process to control temperature. The
human body contains strategically distributed around 5 millions
of sweating glands of which 63% are located in the hands.
The normal sweating is controlled by the nervous system and produced
by temperature changes, anxiety, stress, and temporary excitement.
Axillar Hyperhydrosis may be permanent, temporal or episodic. Increase
on sweating may be also intensified by the mentioned causes and
also thyroids disorders. Most of the causes are unknown not corresponding
to a disease.
DISEASE IMPACT
Despite of the common functionality of sweating, 1% out of the population
suffers from increase of sweating production. The areas of higher
exposure to the over-sweating are axillas, hands and feet.
Once the disease appears on the puberty, it is expected to remain
in the patient’s body forever. The patient exposed to high
drainage of body liquids through sweating may be psychologically
affected altering his or her relationships with others. Increase
in the level of stress would trigger more over-sweating making soak-up
and sometimes stain patient’s clothes.
For many years the science has tried to control the disease and
find solutions with no luck. The over-sweating usually returns back.
Medication with hydrochloric aluminum has only been able to lower
levels of sweating. Other medications that also reduce sweat production
have been found with side effects producing dry mouth, blurry vision
and sleepiness. The Iontophoresis and botulinic toxin have given
good results controlling axillar over-sweating for the first 3 or
4 months after which the disease re-appears back.
ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT
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Since
Ultrasonic technology was introduced in the health sciences, it
has contributed to solve problems in ophthalmology, neurosurgery
and vascular surgery. Since 1998, selective elimination of the sweating
glands with ultrasonic technology has achieved to permanent stop
over-sweating.
The treatment uses an ultrasonic wave with a frequency of 22000
cycles per second and amplitude of 1/10 mm, which selective eliminates
cells of sweating glands without affecting other cells, organs or
nearby structures.
The treatment has been conducted in 14-year-old patients and older
from both genders. The treatment is not recommended to patients
with over-sweating as a side of effect of other disease. In this
case, a different treatment against to the actual disease responsible
for the over-sweating must be performed.
Costa Rica is equipped with ultrasonic-based facilities to perform
over sweating elimination. As of December 2001, Dr. Mora has successfully
treated over 70 patients.
CLINICAL PROCEDURE AND RECOVERY
The clinical procedure to selectively eliminate the sweating glands
takes 15 minutes per each axilla. It is an ambulatory surgery performed
with localized anesthesia in only one (1) session. The ultrasonic
electrode or canula is located into a 5 mm skin incision. The small
incision is stitched and medical control is performed 24 hours after.
The patient takes antibiotics and painreliever before and after
surgery for 5 days. Throughout this process, swelling and bruising
may occur for 4 days. Results are expected within 24 hours after
surgery is performed. The probability of a success surgery is 70
to 90%. The 5% of the patient does not respond to treatment.
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