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Posted on November 22, 2008 by Pearle Tsuji | Posted under Reference and Education
Underarm Perspiration: Why Does It Happen?
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As a natural process, sweat appears as a result of the body trying to regulate the temperature. But, in axillary hyperhidrosis, it is too much, and, in most cases, the reasons for it are genetic or inherent. There are over three million glands that are responsible for producing sweat in our bodies. Even if sweat usually appears to cool down the body, other factors can contribute to it, like stress agents, physical or emotional. Some foods, alcohol, smoking and the temperature outside cause the same reaction from the body. Underarm perspiration has many remedies, but none of them, even if proven to be effective, does not come without side effects. Let's see what are they and how do they work. In drugstores, antiperspirants are sold without prescription. A person with excessive underarm perspiration can use them to prevent sweat from reaching the skin. Chemicals such as tannic acid, aluminum chloride hexahydrate, glutaraldehyde, formalin can be found in these cosmetic products. But chemicals are chemicals and their side effects cannot be ignored. Dermatitis can appear as a result of the action of formalin. Another compound, glutaraldehyde, works less for underarm perspiration and it causes stains of a brown color to appear on the skin. On the other hand, tannic acid is responsible for discoloration of the skin. You cannot stop heavy perspiration without using these products every day, for long periods of time. Another method is iontophoresis, a technique that involves electrical shocks to be applied to the underarm area, so it thickens the skin and it reduces the sweat. Not everyone can be subject to such a treatment, as it involves the person being immersed in tap water and then subjected to electrical shocks transmitted through the water. Cardiac patients and epileptics cannot follow these procedures, and neither pregnant women. Botulinum injection is a method that was tried by people with heavy underarm perspiration. This is actually a toxin that is responsible for food poisoning, but it also has another role, that of preventing acetylcholine to be released in the body. The latter substance is responsible for acute sweating, but take care: the medicine called Botox cannot be used but for underarm perspiration and nothing else. The injections are applied locally, and, with proper anesthesis, they are not painful at all. You can feel the result in maximum four days and the rate of success is quite high. The benefic effect of Botox wear off after four months, so you will need to repeat the procedure after that. If you repeat it too often, you can get lesser effects, and do not forget that you will end up paying a load of cash for these treatments. Another side effect is that antibody formation is lessened by the action of injections. A more drastic measure is surgery. There are basically two methods: clipping and cutting. The first involves a titanium clip to be placed on the sympathetic nerves that will hinder the transmission of signals to the sweat glands. When the clip is removed, the sweating will go back to normal. Cutting involves actual cutting of the sympathetic nerves. Danger is present, however, as other areas, like tissues, or nervous structures can be affected, as well. Once done, cutting has no way back and the patient may suffer of higher perspiration in other areas, as well as internal bleeding or neck pains. About The Author: Visit www.articleclick.com for additional article contributions by Pearle Tsuji. |
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