As a teenager, like most of my friends, I was often found playing sports and other games. As I played, I would obviously begin to sweat, and though I knew that sweating was natural, I began to realise that I sweated much more than other children my own age. It began with my underarms sweating excessively, and I soon noticed my face being affected the same way. I visited a doctor, asking her if the my facial sweating was connected to the sweating in my underarms and she informed me that it was in fact related. She described the condition as ‘Hyperhidrosis’, which is a disorder of one’s sweat glands or sympathetic nervous system. She ...

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It is an all too common misconception that facial sweating only affects people who are overweight or obese. Although facial hyperhidrosis is exacerbated by these weight problems it is also seen in people who are within normal healthy weight ranges for their gender, height and age. People who live with facial sweating which is medically known as facial hyperhidrosis not only have to suffer from the sweating but also from the psychological pain it causes as well. This condition often makes those who suffer from it feel isolated, embarrassed, helpless and even antisocial and paranoid and can dramatically and negatively impact their lives. Don?t be fooled by the name of this condition. Facial hyperhidrosis can affect ...

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