Evaluation of a surgical technique for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis, retrospective phase
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.244Keywords:
Axillary hyperhidrosis, treatment, surgeryAbstract
Objetive: To evaluate a surgical technique applied at the Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana and Clínica SOMA for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis.
Methodology: This is a two phase descriptive study: retrospective and prospective, with a month and one year follow-up.
Results: Nine patients were admitted in the retrospective phase of the study, for a total of 18 surgical units. All patients had received previous treatment. The severity of the disease before surgery was high in all cases; one month after surgery, the severity was mild in four patientes and moderate in five; one year after surgery, the severity was mild in two patients and moderate in seven. Seven patients considered postoperative pain was mild and there was a low complication rate.
Conclusion: The proposed surgical technique for the management of axillary hyperhidrosis, is effective, has few complications and can be recommended as a second line therapy for patients that do not respond to conservative therapies.
Author Biographies
Claudia Andrea Hernández
Médica dermatóloga, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Luz Marina Gómez
Médica dermatóloga; profesora titular; jefe, Servicio de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia
Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Ángela Londoño
Médica dermatóloga y epidemióloga; docente, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Natalia Mendoza
Médica, residente de III año de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
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