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Procedure similar to liposuction removes sweat glands from armpits

Really sweaty 'pits, technically known as focal axially hyperhidrosis, can cause "serious emotional and social problems," note Dr. Falk G. Bechara and colleagues from Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

They treated 51 such patients with "suction-curettage" to remove sweat glands in the armpits. The process is somewhat akin to liposuction, in that a cannula is inserted under the skin and suction applied — in this case to remove sweat gland rather than fat.

Before the treatment, the quality of life of the patients was significantly below normal, as evidenced by relatively high pre-treatment scores on a standard index. The average score before treatment was 12, and ranged from 9 to 18.

Nine months following suction-curettage, the average score dropped to 4, with a range of 2-8. That translates to a 63 percent improvement, Bechara and colleagues report.

Thirty-five patients reported a sweat reduction of 75 percent or more, and 13 reported a 50-75 percent reduction.

"Patient satisfaction with the surgical procedure was high, with 78.4 percent of the patients being very or completely satisfied with suction-curettage," the team found.

source: reuters


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