{"id":484,"date":"2021-07-22T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T13:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hidroxa.com\/en\/?p=484"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T10:01:13","slug":"myths-about-hyperhidrosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hidroxa.com\/en\/myths-about-hyperhidrosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths about hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) – Dr. Carl Swartling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Carl Swartling, dermatologist and sweating specialist, recently was a guest on the podcast “Sick Facts<\/a>” where he had the chance to talk about excessive sweating, hyperhidrosis and foul-smelling sweating, bromhidrosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He talked about how he was involved in developing b. toxin as a treatment for hyperhidrosis. Before that, mostly iontophoresis was used, but also the operation called sympathectomy where you cut or put clips on nerves that are connected to the sweat glands. However, sympathectomies were associated with several serious side effects and risks such as severe compensatory sweating and they are no longer performed in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Carl Swartling has been helping patients with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) for years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Swartling, or Calle as those who know him say, is a very experienced and knowledgeable physician with great empathy for his patients. He has been involved in training the staff at, among other places, the Sweat Clinic at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. He has in many ways contributed to research on hyperhidrosis and can be considered a leading when it comes to the treatment of, for example, multifocal hyperhidrosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening to Calle as he, with passion, talks about his patients and possible treatments is a joy. However, it strikes me after a while that I still today have such a hard time understanding why it is so difficult to raise awareness about sweat problems and to reach out to the general public and healthcare professionals with this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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