The hand sweat has disappeared.

Hand sweating, a condition found in millions of people in Thailand

Did you know that sweating on the hands and feet is a common condition, usually childhood or possibly genetically transmitted? The disease usually occurs from 2 to 9 percent of the population. If Thailand has 67 million people in 2024, it will see more than 3 million people in Thailand.

Assistant Professor Sira Laojai, a specialist thoracic surgeon at the School of Medicine, said that the symptoms of sweating hands can range from perspiration to discomfort to wet sweating, which affects daily life until work. Some may also have skin infections.

Sweat usually does not correlate with air temperature, exercise is usually on both sides, and the hands, feet, or armpits are often found in some cases.

The diagnosis of the disease is based primarily on history washing and physical examination, counting the patient's history for at least six months and meeting at least two criteria.

1) Both sides and simultaneously

2) 1 time a week

3) Affect routine

4) The age at birth is less than 25 years old.

5) Have the same family history

6) Sleep time, not sweating

However, we have to distinguish it from secondary hyperhidrosis.

1) Endocrine glands such as thyroid poisoning, diabetes, pregnant person, menstruation near out

2) Nervous system such as Parkinson's disease, reflex sympathetic dystrophy

3) Depressive drugs such as fluoxetine, venlafaxine, doxepin etc.

The treatment of this disease ranges from antiperspirants. Most of the right drugs are aluminum chloride. 20-30% is usually used in patients with low symptoms. Anticholinergic drugs are used to suppress sweating, but the drugs can have side effects such as dry mouth, constipation, nausea, vomiting, botulinum toxin. Most often control symptoms for about 6 months. After that, they may be repeated. Surgery (Thoracoscopic sympathectomy) is the most effective treatment of this kind. It is done by cutting the 4-5 rib nerves through a shining operation. Camera, 5-millimeter wound on both sides.

The cure for this disease is one-way laparoscopic surgery. It takes only one hour. After surgery, the patient can recover for only one day to return home. After surgery, the hand sweating will improve immediately. It is reassuring. The medical department has been operating for more than 5 years. And the national and international laparoscopic surgery centers, we hope to make the patient no longer worry about this condition.