Stop The Sweat

A sympathetctomy is usually considered to be the last resort treatment for anyone with excessive sweating. If you’ve come to this page to find out more about them then read ahead.

The Procedure

This operation is always done under general anesthesia. 3 small cuts are made and the nerve is clamped or, more usually, severed.

It takes about an hour to perform and usually the patient can be released in a day. In this sense, it is less invasive than ETS.

Who Is A Candidate?

This type of surgery is only useful for those with sweating from the feet and lower regions of the body.

What Are The Risks?

There are always risks with any operation using general anesthesia.

In addition, many people will experience compensatory sweating. This is when the body feels it needs to release sweat elsewhere to replace that which would otherwise have been lost through the feet. Normally it emerges through the chest or the back.

In this sense, you can see that a lumbar sympathectomy does not actually cure excessive sweating or reduce it, it merely diverts it.

Alternatives

Surgery should always be the last resort. If you’re considering it, have you really given yourself a chance and tried absolutely EVERYTHING else out there?

I would personally advise a natural and holistic approach. I strongly suggest you at least take a look before going for risky surgery. You can read my critical review of the top 3 natural excessive sweating by clicking here: Top 3 Natural Sweat Cures.