NCT00735293

VASER Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis/Bromidrosis

The Use of the VASER System in the Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis and/or Axillary Bromidrosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: Commons Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients with excessive underarm odor and sweating and/or odor are treated with the VASER system to determine the VASER's effectiveness in reducing underarm sweat and odor

Detailed description

Patients with excessive underarm sweat and/or odor are recruited. The effect that excessive underarm sweat and/or odor has on their lifestyle is evaluated. They are surgically treated with the VASER system and followed up for 6 months to evaluate side effects, adverse events and effectiveness. Additional lifestyle evaluations are completed for comparison to pre-surgery answers.

Conditions

• Axillary Hyperhidrosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	VASER	A small incision will be made in the underarm. A VASER probe will be inserted under the skin to break apart fat and sweat glands under the skin. A small hollow tube will be used to draw out the broken-down skin and the incision will be closed with a stitch.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-04-01
• Primary completion: 2008-08-01
• Completion: 2008-08-01
• First posted: 2008-08-14
• Last updated: 2008-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States