Therapy of HYPERHIDROSIS
BY
James M. Swinehart M.D.

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Materials necessary for the starch-iodine test include cornstarch and 10% aqueous (water) iodine solution



After application of the iodine to the skin with a Q-tip, the sweat glands turn black after application of the cornstarch on a cotton ball.



Starch-iodine test delineating large and extensive array of sweat glands in the patient's left axillae.



Diminution of sweating by approximately 90% after tumescent liposuction in this same area



Tumescent liposuction has been performed in the left axilla but not on the patient's right. Note presence of sweat glands in the right armpit but absence in the left



After liposuction of the sweat glands in the right axilla, both armpits are now clear of sweating.



In another patient, the sweat glands have been delineated to a silver dollar sized area in the right armpit.



Following tumescent liposuction, sweating has nearly completely vanished in this area
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