Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1998 Mar;31(3):336-338.

Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Facial Hyperhidrosis: Three Cases Report

• Chung JY
• Yeon SM
• Park G
• Kwak MS
• Yoon SH

Abstract

Facial hyperhidrosis has a symptom of excessive sweating on the face with or without underlying disease. It can be surgically treated by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). We encountered three cases of facial hyperhidrosis which we treated by VATS, which was performed by resection of the lower third of stellate ganglion and T2-T3 sympathetic ganglia with chains. Postoperative symptom was improved in all cases. There were no postoperative complications such as Horner's syndrome or postsympathectomy neuralgia.

Keyword

Hyperhidrosis; Sympathetic nervous system; Thoraco scopy

MeSH Terms

Ganglia, Sympathetic
Horner Syndrome
Hyperhidrosis*
Neuralgia
Postoperative Complications
Stellate Ganglion
Sweat
Sweating
Sympathectomy*
Sympathetic Nervous System
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted