SWEATY PALMS
No sweat in just 15 minutes
What is HYPERHIDROSIS @ Sweaty Palms?
In all human, sweating is an automatic process. In some people, however, natural perspiration is excessive, leading to a condition known as hyperhidrosis.
The most common areas where such excessive sweating occurs are the:
- hands,
- face,
- feet
- axillae.
This condition is prevalent in 0.6% – 1% of young adults. It often begins in adolescence but can occur in people of all ages. The cause of this condition is unknown but it is related to over-activity in the Sympathetic Nervous System.
In all human, sweating is an automatic process. In some people, however, natural perspiration is excessive, leading to a condition known as hyperhidrosis.
The most common areas where such excessive sweating occurs are the:
- hands,
- face,
- feet
- axillae.
This condition is prevalent in 0.6% – 1% of young adults. It often begins in adolescence but can occur in people of all ages. The cause of this condition is unknown but it is related to over-activity in the Sympathetic Nervous System.
Do I Suffer from SWEATY PALMS?
If you have the following, you have sweaty palms :
Continuous Sweating
Sweating without an apparent reason
Sweating not provoked by exercise
Provoked by emotional stress, hot weather conditions
Sweating stops during sleep
Continuous Sweating
Sweating without an apparent reason
Sweating not provoked by exercise
Provoked by emotional stress, hot weather conditions
Sweating stops during sleep
Work Issues by Professionals needing Treatment
My papers always get wet & dirty
I am shy to shake hands with people
My bread is awfully soggy
I don’t want to get electrocuted one day
Work Issues by Professionals needing Treatment
| “My papers always get wet & dry”
-An Accounting Student- |
“My bread is awfully soggy”
-A Baker- |
| “I am shy to shake hands with people”
-An Insurance Agent- |
“I don’t want to get electrocuted one day”
-An Electrician- |
PERMANENT TREATMENT
This procedure is performed:
- Under general anaesthesia
- Two 5mm incisions made on each side of the chest to allow access into the chest cavities
- Minimized pain & scarring
Details of Procedure:
With the aid of a camera mounted on the thoracoscope, the sympathetic chains are visualised and duly clipped using titanium clips
at the level of the second and third thoracic vertebra.
The results:
- usually instantaneous and
- the patient can leave the hospital on the same day with warm and dry hands.
This procedure is performed:
- Under general anaesthesia
- Two 5mm incisions made on each side of the chest to allow access into the chest cavities
- Minimized pain & scarring
Details of Procedure:
With the aid of a camera mounted on the thoracoscope, the sympathetic chains are visualised and duly clipped using titanium clips
at the level of the second and third thoracic vertebra.
The results:
- usually instantaneous and
- the patient can leave the hospital on the same day with warm and dry hands.
Dr. David Khoo Sin Keat is the founder and Medical Director of iHEAL Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. He began his medical career in 1989 at University Hospital Kuala Lumpur and within 4 years, he qualified as a Surgeon having obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He subsequently had subspeciality training in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) and underwent a Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, USA in 1996. He was appointed as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Institut Jantung Negara in 1999. He started his private practice in Ipoh Specialist Hospital in 2000 and since then practised at Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre and Prince Court Medical Centre before finally setting up iHEAL Medical Centre.