Iontophorese against Hyperhidrosis

The Effective Electrical Conduction

Most often a dermatologist is contacted based on hyperhidrosis palmoplantaris (hand/foot sweat.) There is a reliable and tested treatment, since the introduction of tap water-iontophorese by Levit in 1968, available. There are very soft direct currents, which are transmitted through the skin of the surface of the hand and the sole by means of hydro-electrical bathes.

Hands and feet are put into a plastic tub, which is filled with tap water. The tub has electrodes, which are covered by isolated towels. The electrodes are connected by cable to a power generator, which serves as a direct current. Because of the direct current –possibly because of a functional inhibition of the cells of the sweat glands - approximately after ten or fifteen minutes of successions of treatments a normal (normhidrosis) non-pathological stage should be reached.  The iontophorese is therefore a proven highly effective treatment against hyperhidrosis.

In order to keep the normal stage a continues treatment is required, which must be performed one or two times a week. In this case your doctor might issue a prescription for this device.