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For the sufferer of hyperhidrosis who may be considering surgery, General Medical Co. has collected public information so that the person seeking relief from this condition could make an informed choice.
Accordingly, we are including illustrations from the journal, Surgery,* which shows the extended area of no sweat beyond the desired sweat control of the hands. The extended area of no sweat includes the entire arm, shoulder, neck, face and scalp. This large dry area beyond the target area of the hands may lead to problems expressed by people who have undergone surgery.
Fig. 4. - Showing "dry areas" following cervicodorsal and lumbar sympathectomy. The sweating area is diminished and may function excessively under proper stimulation. A, Area controlled by first, second, and third dorsal ganglia; B, area controlled by second, third, and fourth lumbar ganglia.
*Publication: Surgery 1949 Vol. 26, p.89. Title: Hyperhidrosis. Authors: J.Ross Vela, MD and John Shadid, MD, Dept of Surgery, Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine. Read at 2nd annual mtg. of Society of Vascular Surgery, Chicago IL June 20, 1949. Reproduced with permission from Mosby. This material may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Following this page, are commentaries from people who have had surgery and have either written to us or placed their commentary for public viewing on the internet directly. Also, it may be of interest to hyperhidrosis sufferers considering surgery that some of the patients who had undergone surgery, have contacted us about the use of Drionic for their side effect problems.