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HOW TO STOP AND PREVENT SWEATING

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To lessen excessive sweating, you can use different medical treatments that are available. A lot of people make use of antiperspirants to stop sweat as they have aluminum salts that blocks the salty water existing in the ducts. The greatest disadvantage of using antiperspirants is that they can cause huge irritations on the skin upon application and may cause a skin disease like dermatitis. One more means to prevent sweating is the iontophoresis treatment that is administered by a dermatologist. This process is done through the use of low current electricity in the affected part, with the aid of an electronic device. The patient will not experience any pain in this process but the effects are similar to using antiperspirants. The person suffering from excessive sweating can also undergo surgery. It will remove the sweat glands from the specific part that over sweats or it can also be done by cutting the nerves that bring messages from the nervous system to your sweat glands. You may end up not sweating at all, which isnt good for the health. Excessive sweating are usually caused by being overweight so it is very important that you exercise daily and try to lose some extra pounds.