Armpit, usually refers to the armpit. Sweating and odor in the armpits may be caused by physiological factors, hyperhidrosis, and so on. It is recommended to improve the bad habits, and if necessary, give topical medication to apply, axillary injection of drugs or through surgical treatment.
1. Physiological factors: high ambient temperature, large amount of exercise, eating spicy and stimulating food, resulting in increased sweating in the armpits. It is a normal phenomenon that bacteria decompose sweat to produce odor. It is recommended to pay attention to local hygiene, timely cleaning after sweating, replacement of cotton breathable clothing, if the odor can disappear, it is a normal phenomenon, generally do not need medication.
2. stinky sweating: stinky sweating is a pathological manifestation, is due to the sweat component or the skin stratum corneum is impregnated with sweat, secretions containing organic matter on the skin surface by bacterial decomposition, resulting in an unpleasant pungent odor. Patients with stinky sweating are mainly characterized by axillary odor and foot odor.
Aluminum chloride solution and potassium permanganate solution can be given, which have the effect of antiperspirant, astringent and antiseptic, and can make the odor disappear; axillary injection of botulinum toxin can reduce the activity of sweat glands and axillary sweating; and axillary odor can be removed through surgical treatments such as excision of sweat glands, thoracoscopic thoracic sympathetic neurectomy, and liposuction of axillary area, if necessary.
It is recommended to pay attention to personal hygiene, if necessary, go to the hospital dermatology department to find out whether it is related to the odor sweating, but also combined with the doctor’s advice treatment.