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With this device, rare but serious side effects exist and are reported in the literature, such as paralysis of the upper limbs and brachial plexus. [30] Tap water iontophoresis as a treatment for palmoplantar hyperhidrosis was originally described in the 1950s. [31] Studies showed positive results and good safety with tap water iontophoresis. [32]
You can use Botox for more than just smoothing wrinkles Not everyone gets Botox purely for aesthetic reasons. “I do a lot of Botox for hyperhidrosis , which is excessive sweating,” says Houshmand.
Botulinum toxin, or botulinum neurotoxin (commonly called botox), is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species. [24] It prevents the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from axon endings at the neuromuscular junction, thus causing flaccid paralysis. [25]
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the sympathetic nerve trunk in the thoracic region is destroyed. [1] [2] ETS is used to treat excessive sweating in certain parts of the body (focal hyperhidrosis), facial flushing, Raynaud's disease and reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
The difference between hair Botox and a keratin treatment Some people confuse hair Botox treatments with keratin treatments because the end results can be similar.
Focal hyperhidrosis, also known as primary hyperhidrosis, is a disease characterized by an excessive sweating localized in certain body regions (particularly palms, feet and underarms). Studies suggest that this condition, affecting between 1% and 3% of the US population, seems to have a genetic predisposition in about two thirds of those affected.
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The symptoms of Frey's syndrome are redness and sweating on the cheek area adjacent to the ear (see focal hyperhidrosis). They can appear when the affected person eats, sees, dreams, thinks about, or talks about certain kinds of food which produce strong salivation. [3] Observing sweating in the region after eating a lemon wedge may be diagnostic.