Surgical management of Axillary hyperhidrosis (questionnaire)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A pilot non-randomized questionnaire base comparison of retro-dermal axillary curettage with Botox injections to manage axillary hyperhidrosis

• IRAS ID

  191962

• Contact name

  Daryll Baker

• Contact email

  daryll.baker@nhs.net

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 6 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  3% are affected by excessive armpit sweating which reduces quality of life. Subcutaneous botox is the current “Gold Standard” treatment. Its disadvantages are it works for less than a year, the multiple painful injections, the need for trained clinicians and the cost. Retrodermal axillary curettage is a day-case, local anesthetic surgical option to remove the sweat glands from behind the armpit skin and so reduced sweating. This study will compare the effectiveness of the two treatments.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/NW/0965

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Dec 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion