Anyone know what kind of Dr. Treat Hyperhidrosis?

My Dr. checked with a dermatologist friend and she doesn't treat it. I just need to know what kind of Dr. can treat it. For those of you that do not know what hyperhidrosis is; it's a diagnosis for people with excess sweat problems

Anyone know what kind of Dr. Treat Hyperhidrosis?
Dermatologist or Neurologist. Possibly a Surgeon.





The initial treatment for hyperhidrosis is usually medical and does not involve surgery. There are ointments and salves available (i.e., Drysol) that are astringents that tend to dry up the sweat glands. Another treatment is iontopheresis. This consists of a treatment of electrical stimulation, usually in the hands. Patients place their hands in a bath through which an electrical current is passed. This treatment tends to "stun" the sweat glands and can decrease the secretion of sweat for periods of 6 hours to one week. One of the most recent treatments proposed is the injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) into the area of excessive sweating. This is a toxin that affects nerve endings and decreases the transmission of the nerve impulses to the sweat glands thus resulting in decreased sweating. It generally requires several injections in the palms or underarms and it remains effective from one to six months. Repeated injections are nearly always required to maintain an adequate level of dryness.





In addition to the above treatments, many medicines have been utilized with varying success. These include both sedatives (in those patients with stress-induced hyperhidrosis) and medications that affect the nervous system. A family practitioner or internist often begins the initial treatment for hyperhidrosis. Cases not responding to simple treatment regimens are often then referred to a specialist such as a dermatologist or neurologist. In general, surgery is contemplated only when the less invasive medical treatments have failed to provide adequate treatment.
Reply:Go to an internist, a general praticener, there is a prescribtion pill foe this, I don't understand why that Dermatologist could not write a scrib for that.
Reply:As a healthcare provider I have no idea why a dermatologist would not treat this. However, I usually order a product called Drysol (it needs a script) Consult someone else....there it drug treatment available.