The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.Other potential complications include inadequate resection of the ganglia, gustatory sweating, pneumothorax, cardiac dysfunction, post-operative pain, and finally Horner’s syndrome secondary to resection of the stellate ganglion.www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf
After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.
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Patients report that they feel less anxious in stressful situations. Stage fright is reduced.
The results are usually immediate and a surprise to the patient who finds
him/herself dry and warm for the first time in many years. The procedure is
almost always successful. If the patient has reported plantar (foot)
hyperhidrosis, in two out of three cases this is resolved by the surgery also.
Patients report that they feel less anxious in stressful situations. Stage fright
is reduced. The results are usually permanent.
