Full Description
Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition in which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably. People with hyperhidrosis may sweat even when the temperature is cool or when they are at rest.
Despite prevalence of at least 1% of the global population, Hyperhidrosis is still an unknown entity, for the most part -- an undertreated and even neglected medical condition. Moreover, there are few sources summarizing the knowledge on hyperhidrosis to a wider audience. The purpose of this book is to provide information regarding hyperhidrosis, ranging from basic information on pathophysiology to the most advanced therapeutic alternatives.
From a therapeutic perspective, hyperhidrosis requires clinical treatment using topical and subdermal agents as well as surgical approaches. The book will not only cover these topics but will discuss all aspects of care -- from patient selection through post-surgical complications. Special attention will be given to sympathectomies.
Medical and paramedical professionals, as well as students and researchers, interested in the topic will find the book comprehensive in scope and targeted in offering practical, clinical guidance. Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperhidrosis - A Complete Guide counts with the collaboration of most renowned specialists of this field, and is intended as an easy to read and very practical reference book.
Contents
Part 1 - The patient with Hyperhidrosis.- Anatomy of the Sudoripar Glands.- Secondary Hyperhidrosis: Endocrinopathies and Hyperhidrosis.- Hyperhidrosis and obesity.- Primary Hyperhidrosis.- The Prevalence of Hyperhidrosis Worldwide.- Hyperhidrosis in Children.- The Psychological Profile of the Patient with Primary Hyperhidrosis.- Psychiatric Features in Hyperhidrosis.- Anxiety, Depression and Hyperhidrosis.- Hyperhidrosis and Diet Induced Thermogenesis.- Constraints Caused by Primary Hyperhidrosis.- Part 2 - General Treatment of Hyperhidrosis.- Pharmacological Treatment of Hyperhidrosis.- Hyperhidrosis, Its Deep Consequences in People and Its Topical Treatment.- Axillary Hyperhidrosis and Bromidrosis: The Dermatologist's Point of View.- Botulinum Toxin for Axillary and Palmar Hyperhidrosis.- Axillary Hyperhidrosis: Surgical Local Treatment with Aspiratory Curettage.- Part 3 - Sympathectomies for Hyperhidrosis.- Anatomy of the Sympathetic Nervous System Correlations with the Surgical Hyperhidrosis Treatment.- Criteria for Surgical Patient Selection.- Surgical Techniques for the Realization of Thoracic Sympathectomy.- Bilateral Thoracic Sympathectomy: How I Do It?.- Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS) for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis.- Evolution of Surgical Tactics and Difficulties of ETS.- Is the Clipping Method for Sympathetic Nerve Surgery a Reversible Procedure?.- Surgical Difficulties and Complications of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic for Thoracic Sympathectomy.- Outpatient Clinic for Patients with Hyperhidrosis.- Management of Compensatory Hyperhidrosis.- Endoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy in the Treatment of Hyperhidrosis: Technical Aspects.- Endoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy: Results and Complications.- Part 4 - Blushing.- Facial Blushing : Psychiatric Management.- Approach and Selection of the Patients with Facial Blushing for Surgery.- ETS for Facial Blushing and Craniofacial Hyperhidrosis.- Part 5 - Final.- Quality of Life Evaluation During Treatment ofHyperhidrosis.- Ethical-legal Aspects of the Management of Hyperhidrosis.- Questions And Answers About Hyperhidrosis, Treatment And Consequences.
