Ionophoresis is the ability of charged particles of a drug substance to penetrate the surface tissues into the body under the action of a constant electric current.
This technique allows a painless creation of a high concentration of medication in the treated area. This means that in the systemic blood flow it will be minimal and it will not affect other organs and tissues, and consequently, it will have significantly fewer side effects.
Treatment of hyperhidrosis by iontophoresis
There is no unequivocal opinion on the mechanism of the therapeutic action of iontophoresis on hyperhidrosis. A number of authors believe that an electric current, passing through tissues with sweat glands, causes electrochemical dissociation in them. As a result, the action potential in the cells of the sweat glands is reduced and the nerve stimuli, which are usual in strength, can no longer adequately activate them, and, consequently, the sweating mechanism is disturbed. Moreover, the function of sweating does not disappear without a trace, but only decreases to some extent depending on the drug substance, the regularity and the multiplicity of the performance of this therapeutic procedure.
Technique for performing iontophoresis
Electric current is possible only in a closed loop. In other words, plus should always connect with the minus one or another conductor. In ionophoresis, the conductor is a human and an aqueous solution with an ionized drug substance. One electrode device is mounted on the human body, providing reliable contact and low resistance in this place. The other electrode is connected to the medicinal baths in which the patient dips his hands or feet. The procedure lasts about half an hour during which the patient does not experience painful sensations. The maximum that it can be disturbed is a slight tingling.
For the treatment of hyperhidrosis, several ionophoresis procedures are necessary. At the beginning of a few days, this procedure is performed daily, after which a "dry gap" occurs when iontophoresis is not performed. After it, the procedure is performed once a week for a long time.
Price for treatment of hyperhidrosis with iontophoresis
The cost of one procedure is about 600 rubles on average. Given the multiple procedures performed, this method of treatment can be learned independently and buy a device for iontophoresis. Its cost is about 25 000 rubles.
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Reviews of the treatment of hyperhidrosis with iontophoresis
Mikhail : I suffered with sweaty hands and feet all my life. The palms are very wet, especially when worried. Lilo as if from a bucket. Any handshake for me has always been stressful. A familiar doctor explained to me that this can be dealt with quite effectively. I signed up for iontophoresis procedures and within a few days I received the result in the form of dry hands. Sometimes they, of course, sweated, but not so much. Now I periodically spend this treatment and gradually forget about this horror.
Catherine : sweaty palms are a very unpleasant condition, especially when they begin to sweat at the most inappropriate moment for this. I have long been trying to find a way to cope with this misfortune. I tried the methods of traditional medicine, I used botox, various medicines. And either it did not help, or it helped for a short period of time, or was too expensive. When I used iontophoresis - I realized that it suits me best. Even I bought myself an apparatus for treatment at home, and now I'm on my own. And the cost is not so expensive.
