Hyperhidrosis device

Hyperhydrosis is a state with excessive perspiration originating in the increased excitement of the autonomic nervous system. The disease may involve the whole body surface but symptoms occur on hands and feet most frequently. Symptoms of the disease can be treated with a number of effective therapies. Of these, tap water iontophoresis with galvanic current is one of the cheapest and most effective methods. It does not intervene in body functions considerably and, after local anti-perspirant agents, „it is the first among therapies to be applied”*.

*Mark D. Anliker, Oliver P. Kreyden: Tap water Iontophoresis, in: Kreyden, Böni, Burg: Hyperhydrosis and Botulinum Toxin in Dermatology, Karger, 2002.

The treatment of hand and foot hyperhydrosis

Hyperhydrosis means pathologically excessive perspiration. During treatment, the electrophysiological effects of galvanic current on skin are applied. Two active electrodes become connected to the body which are located in separate tanks filled with water. During treatment, the therapeutical current migrates from one electrode to the direction of the other. The most obvious explanation for the effect is that chlorine ions in tap water decrease the production of perspiration in the perspiratory glands.

Hyperhidrosis device from Dr Derm

By the help of the analysis of physiological effects of tap water iontophoresis, the Dr Derm company developed a device, by the use of which treatments can be implemented in the simplest way in case of each patient, either at the outpatient clinic or at home. The plastic casing of the Hyperhidrosis treating device contains two separated water tanks that are for the treatment of the two hands or two feet. After filling up the device with tap water and putting it into operation, it operates for 10 minutes automatically. After switching it on, you only have to set current intensity to the desired value and correct it as a function of individual current sensation.

Complete patient protection during treatment

If hands or feet are touched to water, the device slowly and indulgently sets intensity to the originally trued value, thus no inconveniences should be feared.

Treatment frequency

In the first phase of treatment, 3-5 treatments of 10-20 minutes per occassion are recommended weekly. These occassions can be made rarer as perspiration decreases. Regular treatments are needed to reach spectacular results. They can as well be interrupted periodically.