Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Who likes sweaty armpits? Especially in Indonesia, which has a tropical climate. The slightest step outside the room, especially when wearing the wrong clothes, can be overshadowed by “wet underarms.”
Sweating is a normal and important body function for every human being.
Dermatologist from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Erickson explains sweating is the body’s natural way of regulating temperature.
“When your temperature rises above 37 degrees Celsius, your body tries to lower it back down by releasing sweat from the glands. As soon as the sweat hits the surface of the skin and starts to evaporate, you will feel cooler and more comfortable,” he explained, quoted from Prevention
Everyone has a different sweating rate. Thoracic surgeon Osita Onugha of the Providence Saint John Health Center’s Hyperhidrosis Program in Santa Monica, Calif. says fitter people usually sweat more quickly.
“Some people sweat more than others, like some people run faster than others,” he said.
There are also people who sweat more easily, but that doesn’t mean they have a healthy body. For example, it is common in people who are overweight, drink alcohol, and smoke.
However, in some cases, a person can sweat in conditions that are foreign to the eyes of ordinary people. For example when a person continues to sweat in cold weather.
This condition can indicate a person has hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) or even a genetic disorder such as cold sweat syndrome. But it can also happen when someone is nervous or stressed.
Quotes WebMD, the condition of hyperhidrosis is characterized when a person continues to sweat for no apparent reason — in cold temperatures, not in a state of anxiety or stress, not being sick, and so on.
Here are steps you can try if you often sweat in your armpits and want to deal with it:
Use Antiperspirant
Deodorant only serves to cover the smell of sweat. To prevent sweat from coming, use products that contain antiperspirants.
The aluminum salts in the antiperspirant can clog the sweat ducts, so that the sweat is not deeply removed.
Drug Consumption
Anticholinergics are the most common oral drugs given to patients with excessive sweating. The drug prevents the chemical molecules responsible for triggering sweat from reaching the sweat glands.
But when using this drug, the effect will be felt throughout the body. So that patients can feel dry mouth, constipation, and others.
Botox
Not only to rejuvenate the appearance, Botox can also be used to suppress sweat production.
When injected into the armpits, the chemicals in Botox stimulate sweating and reduce excessive sweating for up to six months.
Operation
In case hyperhidrosis In severe cases, surgical options can also be an option to minimize sweat production.
Surgery is performed by removing the sweat glands or cutting the nerves that cause excessive sweating.
(fey / vws)
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