sweating disorder

prissykrissy · Guest

i need to know if anybody knows, i am 12 years old and i have a sweating disorder. you can have surgery to take your sweat glands out. do any of you know how old you have to be in order to get that surgery?

Youngdrunkbastard · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:17 am Post subject:

i think u sould talk to ur parents about that...maybe its just your anxiety that is causing your sweating..

good guy · Guest

by 12 sweating is a natural thing, even the over sweeting (for some people), it will be over by the time you're 14,....meanwhile enjoy your life, do u live in a hot country?

J · Guest

Surgery is an absolute LAST resort. They don't remove the sweat glands; they sever the nerves that tell the sweat glands when to sweat. It's an extreme solution.

Discuss this with your parents and your doctor. Usually, a person with a sweating disorder will try medications and strong topical antiperspirants (Drysol) first. Then they may try iontopheresis (using electricity to "shut off" the sweat glands). Only after these options fail a patient will a doctor consider surgery.

Guest · Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject:

You obviously have hyperhidrosis, like me.

introvert · Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:42 pm Post subject:

it's probably psychological, nevertheless consult with a doctor, they'll point you in the right direction - no need to be considering making decisions about surgery yet lol. I got this prob. too, every fkin day my shirt is drenched and i gotta sit at work in this stupid drenched shirt and my face all greasy ahh it sucks, but intil i see a doc i guess i'll have to... sweat it.. lol