8 things you must know about armpit odor treatment

The need for axillary odor treatment: Axillary odor (commonly known as fox) has always been a sensitive problem for many people, especially in the summer, the strong special odor seriously affects daily life such as dating, marriage and job hunting. Non-surgical treatment of armpit odor: I recommend topical medications, all drugs that can inhibit bacteria, astringent, antiperspirant, antiseptic, anti-odor and other effects can be applied. Diligent bathing, diligent change of clothes, local application of ice chips, Xisilan Xia Lu, fox odor fragrance powder, perfume essence, etc. are widely used. The advantages are simple and easy, non-invasive, painless, the effect of masking the symptoms of mild is obvious, the disadvantage is equivalent to makeup, need to be used repeatedly, in addition some patients have local allergic reactions. Surgical treatment of axillary odor: It is the only method to completely treat axillary odor. The ancient and nearly extinct surgical method is axillary skin excision, while today the mainstream method is minimally invasive surgery for axillary odor by various names, the essence of which is to preserve the skin of the axilla. Modern minimally invasive surgery for axillary odor: local swelling anesthesia (derived from liposuction technique), dermatomal incision (plastic surgery concept), blunt peeling, removal of sweat glands and accompanying tissues, skin suturing and packing with pressure bandage (implant theory). The advantages are: the incision scar is not obvious and the efficacy is remarkable. The disadvantages are: the shoulder is more uncomfortable to brake and a certain probability of skin necrosis is possible. Treatment results: There is no method that can achieve complete cleanliness and odorlessness (no 100%). The efficiency of surgery is over 90~95%, and the vast majority of patients can be satisfied at once through surgical treatment. Surgical procedure: Blood test, axillary cleaning, shaving of axillary hair, normal diet without fasting and wearing loose tops before surgery. The operation takes about 2 hours, post-operative application of antibiotics for 5 days, drug changes every 3-5 days, 10-14d stitch removal. Pre-operative precautions: avoid surgery during menstruation, general conditions need to be over 18 years old, other diseases need to be explained in advance and left for doctor’s evaluation. Post-operative precautions: limit shoulder activities, avoid upper limb exertion, abstain from smoking, alcohol and spicy food, prohibit shower and sweating, etc. New hope for mild to moderate armpit odor: Botox injection treatment. The principle is equivalent to face slimming and wrinkle removal, and its treatment process is the same.