Excessive sweating, known medically as hyperhidrosis, involves overactive sweat glands. Sweat is the body's temperature regulator. In severe cases, sweating significantly exceeds the body's normal requirements for cooling - some times four to five times more than is necessary or normal.
When sweating is this extreme it can be embarrassing, uncomfortable, stressful, and disabling. Excessive sweating can disrupt all aspects of a personal life, from career choices and recreational activities to relationships, emotional well-being, and self-esteem.
Hyperhidrosis affects millions of people around the world - approximately three percent of the population - but because of lack of awareness, more than 50% of these people are never diagnosed or treated for their symptoms.

•      •There can be underlying medical problems causing this in some cases, and it needs to be investigated by a doctor
•      • There are a number of treatments for hyperhidrosis
•          • Aluminium chloride (topical medication)
•          • Iontophoresis - regular treatments, placing affected area in electrically charged water
•          • Medication - suited to those who sweat in several areas
•          • Anti-wrinkle injections - injections used normally for facial wrinkles can be injected in areas such as the underarms/hands. The average duration of effect is 8 months
•           • Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (surgery) - can have the effect of compensatory sweating elsewhere after the surgery is performed

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