Compensated Hyperhidrosis, Don’t Give Up
– Sweating harder after surgery, but it can be reversed
hello.
I ‘m Sangchul Hwang, a Korean medicine doctorwho studies and treats hyperhidrosis.
I have treated many different types of hyperhidrosis over the years.
Hands and feet are dripping with sweat
The slightest movement or walking causes sweat to pour down your body as if you had just showered.
Your scalp gets wet just looking at spicy foods.
The most challenging to treat are those with
compensated hyperhidrosis.
Why is compensated hyperhidrosis so hard?
Many people didn’t always want surgery in the first place.
✅ Iontophoresis treatment
Topical medications (Driclos, etc.)
Oral medications (glycopyrrolate, ditropan, etc.)
You’ve tried several methods and nothing has worked.
sympathectomyas your last option.
The problem is,
compensatory hyperhidrosis after surgery,
common hyperhidrosis treatments often don’t work well.
Why Over-the-Counter Hyperhidrosis Treatments Don’t Work
For people with primary hyperhidrosis
controlling nervousness, constitution, cardiac function, and autonomic balance
symptoms tend to improve relatively well.
However, patients with compensated hyperhidrosis
have already had their sympathetic nervous system surgically altered.
these methods alone have limitations.
Real-life story – patient returns to normal life after 1 year of treatment
This is the story of a patient who came to us in early 2022.
This person
had a sympathectomy in 2020
The first two months were uneventful.
But then your compensatory hyperhidrosis spiraled out of control.
and she was semi-abandoning her daily activities
and came to us almost as a last resort.
The first six months didn’t see much change.
However
As I continued the combination treatment, I started to see changes,
and now, more than a year later.
she has recovered to the point where she is “sweating a little more than normal.”
The symptoms this patient struggled with the most
1. sweating just watching food videos
This person had severe hyperhidrosis.
Together in the clinic
bibimbap noodle eating video together in the clinic.
and I could feel the sweat breaking out on my forehead.
Sweating at the mere thought of spicy foods
Scalp tingling at the mere smell of it
In some cases, reacting to bread, fruit
This is the hallmark of hyperhidrosis.
2. a blast of air from a blow dryer makes your whole body wet
Getting ready for work in the morning
blow dryer to get ready for work,
Even with the air conditioner on full blast
I was drenched in sweat.
This patient was sweating not just her hands and feet
head, face, back, chest, abdomen, and thighs.
3. the subway is a “sauna”, not a daily routine
The subway has always been a place of pain.
Even if the actual temperature isn’t high
just being in a crowd
the body never stopped sweating.
Why I finally gave up on social media
This woman
struggles to even go to the salon
She used to cut her own hair.
Your work life, relationships, and daily life
all felt like they were falling apart.
So
you’ve been thinking about packing everything up
and even considered homesteading.
So, I really wanted to help this patient
Doctors always want to help their patients.
But
compensated hyperhidrosis
is also a burden for the healthcare providers who treat it.
Nevertheless
I couldn’t give up on this patient for one reason.
👉 Because there were other cases of compensated hyperhidrosis that had already improved.
Aim for a cure,
and if that’s not possible, a clear reduction and maintenance of symptoms.
if that’s not possible.
So, how did the treatment go?
This patient’s personalized
compensated hyperhidrosis personalized combination treatment strategy forthis patient
treatment testimonials.
