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Treatment of Buttock Hyperhidrosis with a Microwave Device: A Case Report

Won Oak Kim

Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science · pp. 33–36 · Published 30 May 2023

Abstract

Severe buttock hyperhidrosis remains very distressing postoperative complication is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable sweating of the buttock after sympathectomy. Although various measures have been implemented to treat nasty troubling sweat, no clear results have been obtained to date. This case report describes the use of a microwave device to treat severe buttock hyperhidrosis. This system is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and proven to be safe and effective for long-term treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis. It has also been shown to be equally effective in the treatment of severe buttock hyperhidrosis. Microwave device showed high patient satisfaction and appropriate treatment outcomes in the present patient.

Hyperhidrosis microwave compensatory sweat buttock

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