Hyperhydrosis is a condition in which perspiration is excessive, far more than is needed to cool the body.
This condition of uncontrolled sweating often involves the hands, feet and underarms and face.
Patients often have to change their life style to accommodate this problem. Many routine actions, like shaking hands, can become impossible chores. Friends, relatives and even doctors easily underestimate the emotional and social impact this condition may have on one’s life.
It is estimated that about 0,5 % of the people suffer from this condition.
There are several solutions, like electrotherapy, botulinum toxin injections or alternative treatment.
It’s also possible to have an operation, in which clips are applied on the nerves, causing the cessation of its function. This operation has become more precise in the past decennia, but is still only done in exceptional cases because of the risk of complications. One of the possible problems of surgery is compensatory sweating in other places.