Hyperhidrosis of the Underarms

You are used to sweating after a vigorous work-out at the gym, and perhaps even after doing some rigorous housework or yard work, but just anticipating a meeting with your boss shouldn’t induce your underarms to break into a dripping sweat. Even worse, meeting your boyfriend or girlfriend for a dinner date or going to the movies should not cause this type of debilitating and anxiety provoking sweat from your underarms.

If that sort of “extreme” perspiration sounds familiar, then you are probably one of several million Americans with “axillary hyperhidrosis” which is when excessive sweating occurs in the underarms.

Hyperhidrosis in general affects roughly one to three percent of the population. In my professional opinion as a hyperhidrosis expert, craniofacial hyperhidrosis (head and neck) is worse than palmoplantar (palms and feet) or axillary (underarm) hyperhidrosis. Axillary hyperhidrosis, however, is very prevalent and can cause dripping sweat from the underarms at rest. It is difficult to hide, as it soaks through layers of clothing and can also affect your professional life. This is the focus of this ebook.