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Foot Sweating

What is Excessive Foot Sweating?

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excessive foot sweating  is known to occur frequently. People with excessive sweating of the feet often do not show themselves, so other

they can hide it according to those who have excessive sweating. excessive foot sweating

In those who have it, excessive hand sweating, excessive armpit sweating or excessive facial sweating are also seen.  Excessive sweating on the feet can be so much that excessive sweating can even go into shoes. In case of excessive foot sweating, the socks are always wet. Anyone with excessive sweating

always carry extra socks with them. People with excessive foot sweating

They don't want to take off their shoes. Also due to excessive sweating of the feet

health problems begin to emerge. In people who sweat excessively , irritation due to swelling between the toes and then fungus occurs.  This causes bad odors to start. Foot ulcers may occur after excessive sweating. This hinders the movement of the patient. Various treatment methods are possible for excessive foot sweating. The main ones are; iontophoresis and botox. Botox application is very painful in excessive foot sweating. In addition, botox should be repeated at most every 6 months. In excessive foot sweating, iontophoresis (electric water application) is a method that should be done continuously. Its success is low in excessive sweating. Sympathectomy, which should be performed for excessive foot sweating, must be entered from the abdomen and the sympathetic nerves in the lumbar region must be clipped. This procedure cannot be performed with closed surgery at present. Open surgical technique is required. However, excessive sweating in the feet is reduced by the sympathectomy procedure with clip-on ETS in patients with excessive hand sweating, excessive armpit sweating or excessive facial sweating with excessive foot sweating. In some cases, excessive sweating in the feet is almost complete. However, this response is not necessarily an expected result. In some of the patients who underwent sympathectomy with clip-on ETS , excessive foot sweating is not affected in any way. It is known that the sympathectomy procedure with clip-on ETS, which is mostly performed for excessive hand sweating, excessive armpit sweating, excessive facial sweating, affects foot sweating by half.

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