Underarm sweating, generally can be divided into physiological and pathological causes, physiological can be relieved by itself, pathological common diseases for local hyperhidrosis, treatment methods include drug therapy, physical therapy, and so on.
1. Physiological: such as sports, mental excitement, heat and other causes of excessive sweating under the armpits, generally through rest can be relieved.
2. Pathological: abnormal increase in local sweating over the normal need for local hyperhidrosis, general treatment methods include drug therapy, physical therapy.
(1) medication: external antiperspirant, such as 0.5% aluminum acetate solution, 5% alum solution, etc., oral drugs, including atropine and other temporary inhibition of sweat gland secretion of sweat. Local subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin can also block the transmission of nerve excitation to the sweat glands, thus reducing the secretion of sweat.
(2) Physical therapy: Including iontophoresis, by applying electric current, the corresponding ions are mediated to act directly on the sweat glands through the skin, thus hindering the secretion of sweat.
If there is excessive underarm sweating, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to find out the cause of the problem and follow the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medication.