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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.
Information on Excessive Sweating and Facial Flushing by Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy
Information from the Vascular Society.
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.
British Association of Dermatologists
Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about hyperhidrosis.
British Skin Foundation
Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including hyperhidrosis.
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.
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