Hyperhidrosis Treatment | Micro ETS™ treats Excessive Sweating, Facial Blushing, and Raynauds Disease.

Hyperhidrosis Treatment | Micro ETS™ for Excessive Sweating

Hyperhidrosis is a hereditary condition caused by an overactive sympathetic nervous system affecting an estimated 7.8 million Americans. Symptoms include excessive sweating of the hands, armpits, face, head or feet. It is associated with Raynaud's Disease (cold hands that often change colors because of hypersensitivity to temperature change), and facial blushing. What many people do not know is that there is effective treatment for hyperhidrosis, blushing of the face, and Raynaud's.

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About Micro ETS™ and Dr. Nielson

Micro ETS™ is offered exclusively by Dr. David Nielson to treat hyperhidrosis symptoms. A hyperhidrosis expert, Dr. Nielson specializes in the treatment of hyperhidrosis, facial blushing, burning sensations of the face (hyperpyrexia) , and Raynaud's Disease.

Board certified as a thoracic surgeon, Dr. Nielson has performed over 6000 procedures with his minimally invasive Micro Single Incision 1/12th Inch endoscopic technique (Micro ETS™). He is one of the most experienced endoscopic thoracic surgeons performing ETS surgery. Experience performing this surgery is essential to obtaining the desired outcome of eliminating excessive sweating.

Dr. Nielson revolutionized endoscopic surgery by creating the Micro Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (Micro ETS™). This procedure is the least invasive, most advanced surgery for those suffering from hyperhidrosis (profuse sweating), facial blushing or Raynauds. During the procedure, Dr. Nielson makes a tiny, single incision, 1/12 of an inch under each arm.

Using microscopic instruments, Dr. Nielson is able to navigate around the lung to the sympathetic nerve. Micro ETS™ instantly stops the excessive sweating. Patients are able to leave the hospital two to four hours later.

Facial Sweating Patient Story Patient Stories - Read

Facial sweating resolves with Micro ETS™ - Video

Facial sweating resolves with Micro ETS™ one year follow up. - Photos

Hyperhidrosis

Raynaud's Disease

Facial Blushing

No one wanted to hold an 8 yr. old's sweaty hand.

Digital sympathectomy had little affect. Micro ETS™ had immediate results for this patient.

Facial Blushing persisted for 5 yrs until Micro ETS™

Questions you should be asking as you consider ETS surgery:

Don't all surgeons use the same instruments and techniques to perform ETS surgery?

No, techniques vary widely. Micro implies not only a single micro incision but also minimizing dissection (trauma) to tissue surrronding the sympathetic nerve and all of its branches (kuntz nerve accessory fibers).

How important is choosing an experienced thoracic surgeon to perform ETS surgery?

A physician's experience is critical in achieving the highest success rates due to the fact that no two patient's anatomy is exactly the same. Variations in nerve routes and anatomy can be quite great leading to missed branches of nerve causing persistent symptoms. Experience, technique, instrumentation all matter!

What qualifies your technique as "micro" ets?

Only one incision (1/12th inch) in each armpit, disturbance of tissue surrounding nerve(s) not required, lungs not collapsed, patient on back (not on your side which is less traumatic to the arms (brachial plexus). Accessory branches (kuntz nerves) are precisely located without disturbance of tissue then micro divisions of all branches is done to minimize persistent nerve signal transmission.

NEW! Patient Video June 2008

Calvin from Newfoundland Canada. Treatment stops his armpit, head and face excessive sweating.