Extensive Sweating - Hyperhidrosis
Do you suffer from extensively sweating feet, hand or armpits?
Hyperhidrosis (extensive sweating ) it is disfunction of sweat glands. It is a serious condition and it afflicts millions of people around the world ( nearly 5%) It takes place when the body’s mechanism for cooling itself is overactive —they may sweat four or five times more than is normal. It can affect any part of the body when sweat gland is present. In most cases the problem occur on the feet, hands and armpits.
Extensive sweating can be embarrassing, uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing, dangerous, and disabling. It often disrupts all aspects of a person's life, from career choices and recreational activities to relationships, emotional well-being, and self-confidence.
The effective treatment for extensive sweating is IONTOPHORESIS –
It is a proven , non-invasive , drug and medication free method of controlling Hyperhidrosis (extensive sweating) and can provide results in a few days.
It is a procedure that uses electric(galvanic) currents to block sweat glands on the feet (hands or armpits). The session normally last around about 20-30 min. During this time the patient immerse their feet in a tray of water, through which a small electric current is passed.
The treatment requires 2-3 session per week over 2- 3 weeks in which the patient will see improvement. Full therapy includes 6 – 9 sessions.
Is IONTOPHORESIS the right treatment for me?
This extremely successful therapy should be considered if:
high quality, maximum strength antiperspirants are unable to control sweat levels
should be attempted before considering medication, injections or surgery.
How good is Iontophoresis?
In a word, excellent. It is non-invasive and doesn’t require drugs or medicines..
Iontophoresis has been found to be successful in 99.73% of patients.
Success rates are vary for different treatment areas. Treating the hands and feet is the easiest. Therefore it is a more successful treatment area.
