Excess Sweating - Hyperhidrosis

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has an information leaflet called Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)

 Hyperhidrosis Support Group

Their website contains lots of information about Hyperhidrosis (excess sweating) and how it can be treated.

 Embarrassing Problems

Straight-talking advice from a UK doctor on a number of problems. Includes advice on excess sweating.

 Sympathectomy.co.uk

UK resource site for the treatment of hand, armpit and facial over-sweating and facial blushing. Written by a consultant surgeon.

 Medicine Guide for Sweating

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information

Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about hyperhidrosis (excess sweating).

 Sweat Breaker

Provide treatment for hyperhidrosis and excessive sweating using botox with clinics nationwide.

 Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

Information from The Circulation Foundation.

 Cervical or Lumbar Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.

 Hyperhidrosis

Information from the British Association of Dermatologists.

 British Skin Foundation

Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including hyperhidrosis.

 Hyperhidrosis

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.