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Hyperhidrosis Treatment with Botulinum Toxin

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Sweating, an essential physiological phenomenon for thermoregulatory control, is regulated by a control center in the preoptic area and anterior hypothalamus via a signal by the sympathetic nervous system which is stimulated when body core temperature is increased by the weather outside or physical activity [1]. While sweating generally occurs at the whole body in case with thermoregulatory control, however, sweating may occur focally in the palms, soles, and the axillae stimulated by stress, excitement, and pain regardless of body temperature. Hyperhidrosis can be defined as sweating that affects their daily lives without a discernible cause in excess of the normal physiological needs of the body [1].

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Seo, K.K. (2017). Hyperhidrosis Treatment with Botulinum Toxin. In: Botulinum Toxin for Asians. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0204-5_6

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