Is it safe to block your sweat glands using driclor and other clinical strength antiperspirants? (Photo)

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I am a hyperhidrosis sufferer, I sweat excessively. I have no choice but to use high strength antiperspirants that are high on aluminum. Aluminum blocks the sweat glands in my under arm which is what I want; works pretty good in stopping the sweat. However I have read that blocking your sweat glands in itself is a condition called hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). There is no cure for this condition, according to my research. So my question is, is it safe to use high strength antiperspirants?

Aldo Guerra, MD · Answer

The risks of aluminum on the sweat glands is not well known. You might want to consider MiraDry for underarm excessive sweat as it leads to permanent results.Good luck. Dr. ALDO

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

There is some recent controversy amongst antiperspirants which use aluminum and paraben as potentially being toxic and carcinogenic which has popularized the use of all natural deodorants.  Local reactions are common with aluminum based antiperspirants and they are not effective for everyone.  It is unlikely that the use of aluminum based antiperspirants will lead to this and previous research suggests this as well (1982 study by Morgan and Leicester)

Maria Milone, MBBS · Answer

Yes Driclor is safe and would not cause hydradenitis as this is a condition of a genetic predisposition with factors such as overweight and smoking increasing the severity . Driclor can cause irritation and should be used at night on dry skin and washed off in the morning and frequency titrated down to a couple of times per week

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

It is safe in the sense that it won't cause you to overheat.The long term consequences for the use of alum chloride containing compounds on the development of breast cancer is not convincingly known. I do not believe it causes hydradenitis.H Karamanoukian MD FACSCEnter for Excessive Sweating, established 1999

Shareef Jandali, MD · Answer

We consider MiraDry the best treatment for underarm sweating since it is non-surgical, permanent, and is chemical free. It permanently kills the sweat glands and odor glands in the underarm. Hidradenitis suppurativa will not occur after MiraDry in the underarms.

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Is it safe to block your sweat glands using driclor and other clinical strength antiperspirants? (Photo)

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