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Considering Combination Therapy Sounds pretty simple on the surface but often forgotten when treating hyperhidrosis - two is better then one. Individuals often tend to try something and move on if results are inadequate.That's certainly the case with the treatment of hyperhidrosis. People mistakenly try a treatment and discontinue if the response is deemed a failure. The truth is, most treatments provide some sort of partial response and individuals seek other forms of treatment when this occurs. Most of the time, this partial response can become a successful treatment if it is complemented with another or an additional treatment (for example, DryDerm plus iontophoresis or DryDerm plus Botox) Unfortunately hyperhidrosis doesn't fall into any of the conditions using 'cookie cutter' treatments. Therapies have to be tweaked by changing and/or adding therapies. Assuming other product strengths are available, higher treatment concentrations can be tried. Treatment must be individualized as not one condition is quite the same. In addition, severity also varies according to body region. While combination therapy is logical and used commonly for other medical conditions, studies have demonstrated that this is also the case for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. For example, in patients with a partial response to Botox, adding a 15% aluminum chloride hexahydrate antiperspirant (e.g. DryDerm 15) provided a 75 to 100% response in one half of the patients and a 100% response in the other half*.
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Another study** has demonstrated that the use of aluminum chloride in combination with iontophoresis resulted in more effective relief of sweating symptoms and an increase in remission to an average of 20 days compared to 3.5 days for iontophoresis alone. A little while ago, a customer emailed and said: 'I think the three times that I used the solution for iontophoresis really kick started the drying and the PP cream kind of cemented it'. The reality here was that this person was using DryDerm iontophoresis solution for his palms but it wasn't quite doing the trick by its own. Adding DryDerm PP to the iontophoresis treatment made the difference he was looking for.
Whether you are currently trying to treat your excessive sweating or are not quite satisfied with your treatment, always think 'two is better than one' before abandoning your current therapy. |
The DryDerm product line offers a number of options that can be used
alone or that can complemented with other hyperhidrosis treatments
DryDerm gel can be added to Botox or iontophoresis to maximize treatment response
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*Aluminum chloride hexahydrate in a salicylic acid gel base: a case series of combination therapy with botulinum toxin type A for moderate to severe hyperhidrosis. Cutis. 2011 Jul;88(1):43-5.
**A new strategy of iontophoresis for hyperhidrosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990;22(2 pt 1):239–41.
**A new strategy of iontophoresis for hyperhidrosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990;22(2 pt 1):239–41.