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Hyperhidrosis
Primary hyperhydrosis is a poorly understood entity with severe
social, professional, and psychological influences. Neither
the incidence nor the etiology of the disease is known. Many
patients go untreated for years because few physicians are
aware of the diagnosis, much less the fact that a highly effective
form of treatment exists. Most patients have suffered with
the symptoms of excessive sweating of the hands and feet for
many years. Symptoms often begin in early adolescence and
persist into adulthood. Excessive sweating is spontaneous,
but any situation provoking anxiety severely worsens the problem.
Patients frequently search out treatments which can include
a variety of topical agents, local injections, relaxation
therapy, and even hypnotherapy. All these interventions have
proven to have minimal affect on this disease.
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