Postoperative sweating phenomenon is a reflex response between sympathetic system and Hypothalamus, it is absolutely not a compensatory mechanism that other parts of human body take over the sweating function of hands after operation. This is the reason why Dr. Lin insisted to use the term of reflex sweating instead of compensatory sweating. Hypothalamus is the center of Autonomic Nervous System, which influences human mind, mentality and endocrine system. Dr. Lin emphasized, “Endoscopic Sympathetic Surgery helps us open a gate to Autonomic Nervous System”.
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