Enabling freedom from hyperhidrosis
O'Keeffe, John. Irish Medical Times
48.12 (Apr 4, 2014): 31.
48.12 (Apr 4, 2014): 31.The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery. www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract
Thursday, April 24, 2014
ETS is not without its critics
"ETS is not without its critics. Like any major surgical procedure, there is an operative risk, with a prominent fatality in Dublin a few years ago. Homer's syndrome can result. The most common problem is the development of 'compensatory hyperhidrosis', usually on the back. In 2003, ETS was banned in its birthplace, Sweden, due to overwhelming complaints by disabled patients."
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