Sweaty Palms medically known as Palmar hyperhidrosis is the most common form of excessive Sweating. If you’ve been suffering from sweaty palms, the best solution is ETS surgery. Unlike underarm sweat or any other excessive sweating, which may be able to be controlled in part through anti-perspirants, using a topical solution is not nearly as effective in or Sweaty palms or Palmar hyperhidrosis. Oral medication is also not as effective on Sweaty Palms as it might be for excessive sweating on other areas. Sweaty palms as other forms of Excessive Sweating can be enormously frustrating and demoralizing affecting the number of activities you do, it is necessary to find a lasting solution.

ETS surgery is the only permanent solution for sweaty palms—or palmar hyperhidrosis—available. Unlike any other surgery, ETS surgery is minimally invasive, relatively pain free with results that can be seen immediately. ETS surgery for Sweaty Palms is normally performed on an outpatient basis, utilizing a small incision in the chest cavity. Air is then inserted into the incision point to move the lungs away from the operative area. It has been noted that partial lung collapse is possible during ETS surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis. This is not common and even if it occurs, the lung can normally be inflated back to normal. This is one of the risks that need to be weighed before deciding on surgery for sweaty palms.

Certain surgeons use a double lumen tube for ETS surgery, rather than single, which results in the lung collapsing intentionally in order to have access to the operative site. If this is a concern, have the ETS surgery performed by a doctor who uses the single lumen tube method, which does not collapse the lung. Again, even if the lung is collapsed indirectly or directly, it will reinflate and there will be no permanent damage. Different surgeons use different methods for the ETS surgery for Palmar hyperhidrosis, but the results are the same: the eradication of the problem with sweaty palms.

Endoscopic equipment is then put into the point of incision—to either sever or clamp the sympathetic nerve. The nerve being clamped or cut depends on if the patient suffers from Sweaty Palms or other excessive sweating issue. Normally, the T3 to T4 segment of the sympathetic nerve is cut. Surgeons will vary on the spot used for clamping or excising the nerve so this is something to consider when choosing a surgeon to perform ETS surgery for sweaty palms.

After completion, the air is removed from the chest cavity and the incision is sutured closed. As surgery is a nerve-wracking process, you will see the results almost immediately: no sweaty palms or excessive Sweating after ETS surgery. If you have a problem with sweaty palms due to nerves, you should see an immediate improvement in the amount of sweat in the palms, as well as excessive sweating in other areas of the body.