Compensatory Sweating | Less Common with a Thoracic Surgeon
If you choose a thoracic surgeon for your sweating surgery or sympathectomy, the risk of complications like compensatory sweating, Horner’s syndrome, and pneumothorax is lower. Scientific evidence supports this. Which thoracic surgeon has operated on our patients?
A Thoracic Surgeon: The Best Option for Sympathectomy | Scientific Evidence
Our commitment is to provide the solution with the highest success rate. For excessive sweating, we always recommend sympathectomy performed exclusively by a specialized thoracic surgeon, as they have a higher likelihood of long-term successful outcomes.
A study published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery shows that thoracic surgeons report lower rates of complications such as Horner’s syndrome and compensatory sweating. Our experience aligns with this: our patients have consistently achieved highly satisfactory results, with fewer complications and faster recovery times.
Sympathectomy with Lower Risk of Compensatory Sweating: Choose Experience
Our recommendation can make a crucial difference. If your goal is to minimize complications, choosing an experienced thoracic surgeon is essential.
With over 15 years of experience working alongside thoracic surgeons in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Pereira, and Barranquilla, we’ve found that referring our patients to these specialists consistently leads to highly satisfactory outcomes, both short and long-term.
If you need reliable references for a qualified thoracic surgeon to treat your sweating issue, contact us. Your surgeon could be one of the experts who have operated on our patients for nearly two decades with excellent results. Don’t hesitate to reach out for guidance.
Frequent Question About Excessive Sweating Surgery
These are the potential complications of sympathectomy surgery to address excessive sweating. The likelihood of each can vary depending on the surgical skill and experience of the surgeon performing the procedure:
- Compensatory sweating
- Gustatory sweating
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Pneumothorax
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Nerve paralysis or functional changes
- Horner’s syndrome
- Chronic pain
Each of these risks can be minimized with a specialized and experienced thoracic surgeon.
