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(HealthDay News) -- Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive sweating.
The American Academy of Dermatology suggests these possible treatment options:
Prescription or over-the-counter antiperspirants.
Immersing hands and feet into cool water and adding a special medical device that delivers very low-voltage electrical current (iontophoresis).
Injection of diluted botulinum toxin type A at appropriate spots on the body.
Oral medication to help suppress overactive sweat glands.
A surgical treatment that interrupts the nervous system's interaction with the sweat glands (sympathectomy).
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