Hyperhidrosis
You don't sweat, you SPARKLE.
Many Canadians are affected by hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), a condition that stops your sweat glands from shutting off and keeps you dripping sweat in abnormal situations. There are two different types of hyperhidrosis: primary and secondary.
Primary (focal) hyperhidrosis begins in childhood (around 12 years old) and has a genetic link, though the cause is unknown people with primary
hyperhidrosis tend to have sweating localized to certain areas (e.g. hands, feet, face, underarms).
Secondary (generalized) hyperhidrosis results from medical conditions like nerve damage or menopause and/or medications and is characterized by sweating from your entire body.
Available Treatments
What are the causes?
Sweating is how your body cools itself when it gets too hot (when you’re exercising, sick or really nervous). Nerves tell your sweat glands to start working. In hyperhidrosis, certain sweat glands work overtime for no apparent reason, producing sweat that you don’t need. Although there are many different causes for hyperhidrosis, here are some common ones:
Heat
Emotional Stress
Menopause
Metabolic Diseases
Odors & Food
Medications
Heredity
Infections
Why Choose Body Polish?
At Body Polish, we care about every single one of your concerns from your head to your toes and we are dedicated to finding the best solution for you. We pride ourselves on extensive consultations with our highly trained and educated staff. Nurse practitioners are independent health professionals who earned a masters degree in nursing and have achieved in advance of health assessment skills within a clinical setting. We will always use the lowest dose possible to achieve the best outcome for you as we believe “less is more”!
