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A confident handshake possible for patients of hyperhydrosis: surgeon
DUBAI — For sufferers of hyperhydrosis, a condition which leaves them sweating uncontrollably,
Just shaking hands can be acutely embarrassing. However, a life changing surgical procedure is now available for patients in the UAE.
The rare keyhole surgical procedure — thoracoscopic sympathectomy — was performed this week, probably for the first time in the UAE, at the American Hospital Dubai. Dr Toufik Tabbara, specialist general surgeon and advanced laparoscopic surgeon at the American Hospital Dubai, performed the operation on a 28-year-old man suffering from hyperhydrosis. The operation provides immediate relief for the patient.
Dr Tabbara, who has performed the operation many a time in the US but for the first time in the UAE, said: “I believe this procedure is new to the UAE and introduced by the American Hospital Dubai. Before we had the tools and techniques to perform minimally invasive surgery, the operation was undertaken through open chest surgery, which was painful and took a long time to heal. With this laparoscopic (keyhole) technique, the patient can return to work within days. It is not a complex procedure for a well-trained surgeon and the whole operation takes only one hour to complete.”
The minimally invasive (keyhole) procedure involves making two small incisions in either side of the body; a small camera is inserted in one and a surgical instrument through the other. The surgeon then uses camera and instrument to locate and sever a nerve positioned in the upper posterior chest, behind the lung.
Dr Tabbara said: “Surgery is the only lasting relief for patients suffering from hyperhydrosis, which is a serious condition and causes acute embarrassment. It is a rare condition, not related to climate and usually brought on by emotional stress. It can afflict young, otherwise healthy, people of both sexes. If the condition is mild, it can be controlled by medication but surgery is the last resort for extreme cases, where sweating is continuous. If more sufferers become aware of this treatment, then it may encourage more of them to come forward. It is curable — the effect of this surgical procedure is immediate relief and my patient was very happy to be able to shake hands with me for the first time, after the operation.”
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