Stem plant Juglandaceae, walnut tree. Medicinal drug Juglandis folium – walnut leaves. Ingredients Tannins 1,4-Naphtoquinones: juglone Flavonoids Phenolic carboxylic acids Essential oil Effects Astringent: astringent and tanning. Indications for use For skin diseases as an astringent, for external use, as a bath, poultice. Excessive sweating At Easter to dye eggs Dosage As infusion Adverse effects … Walnut
Synonyms in a broader sense Medical: Hyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis facialis = sweating in the face Hyperhidrosis manuum = sweating of the hands Hyperhidrosis palmaris = sweating of the palms Hyperhidrosis pedis = sweating of the feet Hyperhidrosis axilliaris = excessive sweating under the armpits Definition Hyperhidrosis The term hyperhidrosis (from the Greek “hyper”: more, above and … Excessive sweatingHyperhidrosis
Prognosis The different treatment approaches have led to a significant improvement in the prognosis of hyperhidrosis in recent years. The impression is that patients are now taken much more seriously by their treating physicians than was the case a few years ago. After the introduction of “minimally invasive” surgery, the surgery for hyperhidrosis has become … Prognosis | Excessive sweatingHyperhidrosis
Sweating on the head Sweating on the head is nothing unusual, especially when the patient is exerting himself, for example when doing sports or is mentally (cognitively) active. Sweating of the head is therefore a natural (physiological) process that only becomes abnormal or pathological if there is no adequate cause for the excessive sweating of … Sweating on the head | Excessive sweatingHyperhidrosis
Treatment The treatment of sweating is often very difficult and should not be done on every patient. As long as a patient does not sweat excessively, it is important to accept sweating as a natural bodily process that is vital to get rid of excess heat in the body. For simple sweating under the armpits … Treatment | Excessive sweatingHyperhidrosis
The skin as our most functionally versatile organ is often underestimated in its importance. Among other things, it serves as a barrier between our own body and the outside world, protects us from environmental influences, serves to enhance our perception and even communication with our surroundings. In addition, it plays an important role in metabolism … Skin glands
Fragrance glands The scent glands only occur in very specific parts of the body: The armpit, the nipples and the genital area. At three to five mm, they are significantly larger than the normal sweat glands, and are located in the subcutis (see above), closely related to the hairs. Although the scent glands are present … Fragrance glands | Skin glands
The sweat glands (Glandula suderifera) belong to the so-called skin appendages and are located in the dermis (technical term: corium). The sweat is then released to the surface through the pores of the skin and serves mainly to regulate the heat balance. A further distinction is made between ecrine and apocrine sweat glands. These differ … Removal of sweat glands
Procedure of endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy (ETS) This procedure is not a removal of sweat glands in the direct sense. However, it has the same goal as the removal of sweat glands. It is a minimally invasive operation under general anesthesia, which takes place directly at the sympathetic borderline. The sympathetic nervous system is part of … Procedure of endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy (ETS) | Removal of sweat glands
Aftercare Like any surgical procedure, sweat gland removal requires good and careful aftercare to prevent unpleasant wound healing disorders. Good aftercare of surgical wounds begins with regular changing of the dressing. Adequate wound hygiene is also essential for the healing process. However, the patient can also influence this positively or negatively through his or her … Aftercare | Removal of sweat glands
Sweaty feet can occur both as a sign of pathological overproduction of sweat, but can also be provoked by incorrect use of shoes and stockings in combination with insufficient removal of sweat from the foot. What has to be considered in detail and how one can proceed against it is now explained in the following. … Sweaty feet
Causes Sweaty feet are caused either by excessively large sweat glands, which can produce more sweat, by increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which then stimulates the sweat glands located on the foot too much, or by incorrect footwear, which does not allow the foot to get rid of sweat and instead accumulates it … Causes | Sweaty feet
