Iontophoresis Treatments
for Hand and Foot Sweating

Iontophoresis is a treatment that hyperhidrosis sufferers turn to when prescription strength deodorants fail to relieve the sweating. It has a very successful track record (nearly an 83% success rate) according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Keep in mind that this treatment is targetted mainly towards hand (palmar) and foot (plantar) hyperhidrosis so it's not a very effective solution to heavy armpit sweating. However, it will mitigate the two former conditions (plantar and palmar hyperhidrosis) with great results.

The process is fairly simple but requires an Iontophoresis device or visiting a treatment center. Both options have a high price tag.

Iontophoresis starts out with your hands or feet or both placed into two open trays. The trays are then filled with water. The Iontophoresis device conducts mild electrical currents through water while your hands or feet are immersed in the trays.

The patient will sit with their hands or/and feet submerged in the water filled trays for 20-45 minutes. Occasionally, for more extreme cases of hyperhidrosis, medication will be dissolved in the water to make the treatment more effective.

Although the exact formula for success is not understood, it is believed that the mineral particles in the water work together to microscopically thicken the outer layer of the skin. This blocks the flow of sweat from reaching the skin's surface. When this "blockage" occurs, the sweat glands respond by suddenly ending their hyperactivity in effect stopping your spontaneous sweating.

There are plenty of warnings that come along with this treatment and pregnant women, people with heart conditions, pacemakers or epilepsy should stay away.

Irritation may occur on the skin that is exposed at the water line. A nice trick to avoid this is applying Vaseline to this exposed area.

Don't freak out when the treatment starts. You'll feel a very slight charge in the water and you may get startled. Just stay calm and know that you can't be hurt by the electric pulse.

It's important that you use Iontophoresis with a qualified and experienced technician. I don't recommend you go out and spend thousands of dollars on this device if you've never had treatment before. Take some trial runs at a treatment center and decide if this is the method you'd like to use incontrolling your hyperhidrosis.

Before you try this remedy, I highly recommend you check out "Stop Sweating and Start Living". Chances are your hyperhidrosis is not at the degree to which it needs Iontophoresis treatment and you'll save a ton of money by taking small steps towards a gentler solution first.

You can read up on "Stop Sweating and Start Living" HERE!

Best Regards,
Jason