Bromidrosis Surgery
Body odor is a special odor emanating from the armpits. Patients with body odor are often troubled by it in daily life and interpersonal relationships. Body odor is mainly due to the special odor produced by the secretion of the apocrine glands and microorganisms. Body odor tends to occur in hot seasons, so the symptoms of patients will be particularly strong in summer. Through minimally invasive bromhidrosis surgery, the body odor can get significant improvement.
The location of the apocrine glands are deep in the dermis, which is different from the normal eccrine glands. The secretions of the apocrine glands often have a strong odor, which is the source of body odor. There are 2 ways to improve body odor: remove the apocrine glands (like bromhidrosis surgery) or suppress the function of the apocrine glands (use antiperspirants, etc.).
Common Treatments for Bromidrosis
Brimidrosis surgery：surgical apocrine glands removal
The new minimally invasive body odor surgery is to open a small incision of 0.5-1 cm directly under the armpit and then use a rapidly rotating blade with appropriate suction to remove the apocrine glands. The new minimally invasive bromhidrosis surgery can reduce 90% of the apocrine glands, directly reduce secretions and improve body odor through bromhidrosis surgery.
Brimidrosis surgery：non-surgical injection
It is injected on the nerve endings of eccrine sweat glands to inhibit the secretion of normal sweat glands to reduce the growth of bacteria that decompose the secretions of apocrine glands, thereby reducing the production of body odor. But it will be metabolized slowly over time and it can only last for about 6-8 months, so it may need to be applied once or twice a year to maintain the effect.
Double Pure Bromidrosis Surgical Procedure
The new minimally invasive bromhidrosis surgery only needs to open a small hole of 0.5-1 cm in the armpit to remove the apocrine glands visible to the naked eye, but there are still a small number of patients who will have a little residual due to their constitution. For these apocrine glands and eccrine sweat glands that may remain after the surgery, preventive inhibition can be performed, so that the remaining very small amount of apocrine glands will not be decomposed by bacteria when secreted, which can prevent the recurrence of body odor and greatly increase the effect of treatment!
Fibrin sealant reduces swelling after bromidrosis surgery
The use of tissue glue has 2 important functions in bromhidrosis surgery:
1. Allow skin and tissue to quickly adhere and reduce voids, reducing the accumulation of tissue fluid or blood.
2. The tissue glue itself has the function of coagulation, which can reduce bleeding and postoperative edema.
During the recovery period, the micro-vessels in the lower part of the tightly adhered tissue are easier to innervate the upper skin, which can maintain good blood circulation of the skin and greatly reduce the probability of skin necrosis.
Comparison of Bromidrosis Treatments
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Non-surgical injection
Traditional Bromidrosis Surgery
Wound Size
0.5-1 cm
Needle size
5-6 cm
Scar Size
0.5 cm
（hidden in skin crease）
None
5-6 cm
Pain Scale
Reduced discomfort
with fibrin sealant usage
During injection
Extreme discomfort
Recovery Time
Short
None
Long
Chance of Recurrence
Short
Injection every 6 months
Short
Treatment Outcome
95%
Injection every 6 months
70-80%
