Histological and clinical findings in different surgical strategies for focal axillary hyperhidrosis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1001-1009

  Bechara, Falk G ^a,b   Sand, Michael ^c   Hoffmann, Klaus ^b   Boorboor, Pejman ^c   Altmeyer, Peter ^b   Stuecker, Markus ^b  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOCAL AXILLARY HYPERHIDROSIS; GRAVIMETRY; HAIR LOSS; HEMATOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SPARING TECHNIQUE; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEAT GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; Y PLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NOTE;

ADULT; APOCRINE GLANDS; AXILLA; BIOPSY; CICATRIX; ECCRINE GLANDS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 48449098789     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34198.x     Document Type: Article

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