"Sympathectomy is a technique about which we have limited knowledge, applied to disorders about which we have little understanding." Associate Professor Robert Boas, Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australasian College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, The Journal of Pain, Vol 1, No 4 (Winter), 2000: pp 258-260
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
90% can experience gustatory sweating after sympathectomy
Some individuals (up to 90%) may experience another type of sweating that is increased while eating or smelling certain foods (gustatory sweating) (Hornberger).