Q: What kind of surgery is used in your department to treat axillary odor? A: At present, the surgical method adopted by our department is “modified small incision skin flip under direct vision axillary sweat gland excision surgery”, which combines the advantages of various axillary odor surgical methods and has the advantages of fast recovery, good results, low recurrence rate and inconspicuous scars, etc. It is considered to be the best means to completely treat axillary odor at present. The surgery is done under local anesthesia, and the sweat glands and hair follicles are removed from the axilla, while the skin tissue on the surface is kept intact. The wound can be completely healed in about 10 days after surgery, which does not affect normal work and study, and there is generally no pulling sensation and little change in the appearance of the axilla, which can meet the treatment needs of patients with various degrees and recurrent axillary odor. Q: Is there any axillary odor surgery on both days? A: Generally speaking, axillary odor surgery is performed on weekdays (Monday to Friday). Before holidays, due to the surge in the number of patients who have booked surgery, the actual situation will determine whether to perform overtime surgery on weekends. Q: In what way can I make an appointment for armpit odor surgery? A: You can go directly to the outpatient clinic (general outpatient clinic: Monday to Saturday, specialist outpatient clinic: every Saturday morning) to make an appointment for axillary odor surgery. A: The surgery will not change the heredity. Q: Which season is better for wound healing for armpit odor surgery. A: There is no particular season or time of surgery, you can arrange a week or so of vacation after surgery. Q: Will the summer surgery cause wound infection due to the hot weather? A: If you can ensure a relatively cool recuperation environment after surgery, such as the use of air conditioning at home, it will not affect the healing of the wound. Q: How much does armpit odor surgery cost? A: The total cost of surgery, dressings, materials, post-operative dressing changes and hospitalization is about 4,500 yuan. Q: Can I use medical insurance for axillary odor surgery? A: The cost of axillary odor surgery is not covered by medical insurance. Q: Do I need to be hospitalized for axillary odor surgery? A: Axillary odor surgery requires one day of hospitalization because the billing and checkout process is done in the ward, but you can choose not to be hospitalized and decide the time of discharge and checkout according to the time of the surgery (if the surgery is finished before 3pm on the same day, you can checkout on the same day, if the surgery is finished after 3pm on the same day, you need to checkout after 8am the next day). Q: Fox odor is not allowed for children under 18 years of age, so what medicine will be better to control it. A: The first point must keep the armpit local clean, diligent bathing, shaving armpit hair, disinfection with medical iodine (or medical alcohol) (except for those allergic to alcohol). Severe symptoms can be applied to the regular sweat or armpit odor topical drops on the market. Q: Is it true that children under the age of 18 are absolutely not allowed to have armpit odor surgery? Because my child smells very bad, it is very troublesome to keep rubbing with medicine, and the skin is allergic to medicine. A: If the degree of armpit odor smell is relatively mild, then surgery is not recommended at this age under 18, because as the child’s body develops, there will be a small amount of newborn sweat glands, which will also lead to recurrence after surgery. But if the current symptoms are really serious, affecting the child’s normal study, interaction, then you can consider surgery, because this is the only way to cure. This is only a theoretical probability, because we are currently removing surgery up to the superficial fascia, and if that fat layer is completely removed, then it is the same as the seed of sweat glands without soil, and regenerative recurrence is not possible. Again, this is theoretical, as there are no relevant literature reports to support this. So whether you need to undergo surgery can be decided after taking into account the above recommendations! Can I have fox removal surgery after I have just had a baby? Will it affect breastfeeding? A: The surgery will not affect the quality of breast milk, but it will affect the process of breastfeeding because the upper limbs will not be able to move freely for a short time after the surgery. Q: Is the limitation of movement of the upper limbs after axillary odor surgery only during the post-operative recovery period, or is it always there? A: After surgery, the upper limbs need to restrict substantial activities for about 2-3 days (during the period there are more dressings under the axilla with pressure bandages); after removing the axillary bandages can resume normal life self-care, can engage in non-manual work nature; after a week the upper limbs can resume normal free activities; sports can be performed only in January after surgery. Q: Hello doctor, I sweat a lot in my armpits, even if I don’t exercise, even in winter, but I don’t have any strange smell, but I sweat more in summer. A: The modified small incision axillary sweat gland excision surgery in our department can solve the symptoms of abnormal underarm sweating. Q: Will the removal of axillary sweat glands affect my health because there is no outlet for sweat excretion? A: The modified small incision surgery removes the sweat glands in the armpit, while some of the small sweat glands are preserved, so there will still be a small amount of sweating in the armpit after surgery, but this is odorless. Since there are several places on the body where the sweat glands exist, the surgery will not cause sweat to have no outlet for excretion, much less affect health. Q: Will the odor transfer to my head, back or pubic area after axillary sweat gland removal? A: The theory of post-operative odor transfer is only circulated on the Internet, there is no real medical evidence, nor is there any official literature on the subject. We have followed up a large number of post-operative patients in the clinic for a long time and have not found a single case of “odor transfer” due to surgery. Q: How many times do I need to change the medication after axillary odor surgery? A: Axillary odor surgery generally requires 2-3 times to come to the hospital to change the medication, live especially far away, inconvenient transportation or foreign patients can come to the hospital for the first time after surgery to remove the axillary bandage back to the local hospital to change the wound. Q: Can I go out and play after the stitches are removed 2 weeks after axillary surgery? Will it affect the wound healing? Can I go into the water or sunbathing? A: After surgery, the wound heals smoothly for 2 weeks, so you can take a shower, touch the water, and even do activities such as going into the water, but only if the wound heals smoothly, because there is a certain percentage of delayed healing of the incision. Q: I would like to ask what the cost of unilateral surgery would be. Because I had a resection nine years ago, a year later it recurred but it has been delayed for various reasons, and now I want to solve this heart problem completely. A: The total cost of unilateral surgery surgery, dressing, materials, post-operative dressing change and hospitalization cost is about 2600 yuan.