Sweaty Feet

Excessive sweating in different locations of the body is known as focal hyperhidrosis. In contrast to excessive sweating all over the body which can described as generalized hyperhidrosis.

The most common sites for focal hyperhidrosis are excessive hand sweating, excessive foot sweating and excessive armpit sweating. Conservative measures are available such as medications, lotions or electrical instruments to try and alleviate these problems. Earlier in the history of surgical interventions to treat palmar hyperhidrosis it was thought that plantar hyperhidrosis could be alleviated as well. Unfortunately the success rate in reducing plantar hyperhidrosis (foot sweating) after performing endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is much less than anticipated. As more experience was gained now a days lumbar sympathectomy is offered as a more effective solution to treat isolated plantar hyperhidrosis or those cases that ETS did not make any difference.

Obviously conservative approaches should be tried before any consideration of surgical intervention.

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