Liposuction as Treatment for Excessive Axillary Sweat

Odense University Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Hyperhidrosis

Treatments: Procedure: Suction-curettage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00228072

VF20030189

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if suction-curettage of the axilla is favorable in regard to effect, recovery and cosmetic appearance compared to standard surgical excision of the skin of the axilla in case of excessive sweating.

Full description

The surgical standard treatment for isolated excessive axillary sweating is excision of the hair-bearing area of the axilla. This technique is associated with a risk of impaired wound healing, infections, wide scars and a risk of impairment in the movement of the arm (seldom).

A new technique suction-curettage, much alike the liposuction technique, in which the dermis is curettage from a sub-dermal approach with a cutting and sucking devise, may be promising in regard to recovery and cosmetic appearance postoperatively, but the effect of the sweat production is not well known. This study compares liposuction vs. standard excision in individuals with isolated excessive isolated axillary sweating randomized to treatment with one of each technique in both axillas.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult individuals with primary axillary hyperhidrosis

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary axillary hyperhidrosis
• Hidrosadenitis axillaris/inguinalis
• Prior surgery
• Iontophoresis or botox treatment 12 months prior
• Known hypersensitivity to local analgetics (lidocaine)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)