What is Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)?

Hyperhidrosis is known as excessive sweating. While it can affect the whole body, it can also be seen as increased regional sweating (such as palms, armpits, soles of the feet). 

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What are the causes of hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)?

Excessive sweating may occur due to genetic factors. There is no underlying disease in this type of excessive sweating.  In situations such as excitement and stress, its severity increases and negatively affects social life. Excessive sweating of the palms, armpits and feet negatively affects the quality of life of patients. It can cause social isolation.

Before diagnosing idiopathic (unknown cause) increased sweating in patients with whole-body excessive sweating, some diseases that may cause excessive sweating should be investigated.

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Some of these diseases are:

• alcohol use

• High fever

• Diabetes

• pheochromocytoma

• Stress

• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia),

• Exercise

• Hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland)

• Heavy caffeine consumption

• Heart diseases

• Cancer

• Neurological diseases (Parkinson etc.)

• Menopause

What is used to treat hyperhidrosis?

In the treatment of hyperhidrosis, creams that block sweat gland ducts and reduce sweat gland secretion, iontophoresis, drugs used as pills that reduce sweat gland secretion, botulinum toxin applications and surgical removal of sweat glands or sympathectomy can be used.

How is botulinum toxin applied in the treatment of hyperhidrosis?

Botulinum toxin is a very effective treatment method, especially for excessive sweating in the armpits and palms. It is applied after local anesthetic cream application and there is no pain during the application.